grassley knows what he's doing. he's walking away from the table saying i'm up for anything at this point, really. if the republicans, he's complaining that the bill doesn't cover 25 million people, there's no republican bill to cover anybody. what is he talking about? that's as perfect as the enemy of the good here, what's the republican alternative? is there, in fact a republican plan that would vastly extend insurance coverage to people that don't have it right now? i don't see that alternative? i wish there was one because i really do think this country would be much better off with a moderate, modest reform measure that had 65 votes or 70 votes behind it that really would work over the next five or ten years which would push this forward so that the country would move forward progressively towards universal coverage. i think that's what most people want. the democrats are trying to get as far as they can. they're trying to leave nothing on the table, which i understand that's tough politics. but in the end, what's better is something that works because