hadn't pulled the rug out from under senator baucus on this. >> well, to be continued. chuck grasly, stay in touch. let me know when you work it out with chuck schumer. >> glad to do it. let's bring in chris matthews, host of msnbc's "hardball." >> do you know what he meant, senator grassley -- >> by pulling the rug out. >> what was he talking about? >> i'm not quite sure. >> was there something in the deal that he didn't put in the bill? >> let's follow up with him and let's try to find out before the end of the hour. we'll call him back. where do we go from here? >> first of all, i would love to have one of those afghan-style circles where they get around the circle and smoke pipes or whatever until they get the thing done. thatsd that's a problem there. but, seriously, i think the republicans will walk away from this bill and you just heard one of the smart republican there's. he's a great guy.