with the strike? >> first of all, in terms of the votes and process in congress, i knew this was going to be a heavy lift. i said that on saturday when i said we will take it to congress. you know, our polling operations are pretty good. i tend to have a pretty good sense of what current popular opinion is. i understand skepticism. i think it is very important, therefore, for us to work through systematically. it is important for us to work through senators and congress members. >> that was scary. >> i don't understand the polling comment. it just smacks of -- talk about falling behind. i don't think the congress says no just like the country says