reciting green eggs and ham. so it wasn't even sort of a real filibuster. if you wanted to really block it, why didn't you talk about it? >> what i said at the outset is i am not going to give hairy reed the authority to do this. it is irresponsible. it is selling our nation's future down the road. i won't identify anything, but i'll tell you several people raise add question just like you did there. why are you trying to throw five republicans under the bus and make them vote for raising the debt ceiling. and i'll tell you my response. my response is, i don't want to throw any republicans under the bus. i would like to see all 45 republicans stand together and actually do what we tell our con tissue wents. >> the wall street journal called you the minority maker. the idea there -- this is really what it's all about, is that you