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What's the best bet? will it happen or not? first steve, then todd. >> chris, i don't want to bum you out here, but i think nancy pelosi, not tip o'neill, is the best speaker in the history of the united states congress. i think this is maybe the toughest vote she's had to round up votes for and probably will be. she's going to get this bill passed and they're going to fix it in the senate and we're going to move on. >> i actually -- i don't agree -- >> that's your bet? >> yes, that's my bet. >> i certainly don't agree with him about speaker pelosi. but i do agree that i think the bill is goin...

A a pretty good bill. most people still believe in spite of that that we need to do something and do it now. the republicans don't want to do anything. and the politics of this are complicated and there are going to be democrats who probably lose because they cast this vote. but that's what leadership is all about. these are the same people who vote to send young people to die for their country, and if a few of them have to cast a really tough vote and it means they have to go home for a couple years, you know, the fact of the matter is, it's not very often you get to do something historic in ...

I'm going to ask both of you right now for the record books, not whether the bill is good or bad, does it take a high tone or not, is it better than what we have, i'm going to ask you a simple political calculation. first steve be, and then todd. will the president's health care bill, will what we're talking about get through the house, and then get reconciled and then signed? what's the best bet? will it happen or not? first steve, then todd. >> chris, i don't want to bum you out here, but i think nancy pelosi, not tip o'neill, is the best speaker in the congress. this is the toughest vote sh...

Going to do it, because this is "hardball." i'm going to ask both of you right now for the record books, not whether the bill is good or bad, does it take a high tone or not, is it better than what we have, i'm going to ask you a simple political calculation. first steve and then todd. will the president's health care bill, will what we're talking about get through the house, and then get reconciled and then signed? what's the best bet? will it happen or not? first steve, then todd. >> chris, i don't want to bum you out here, but i think nancy pelosi, not tip o'neill, is the best speaker in th...