they are sending the smoke signals to bring ben nelson in because right now it's solved. >> yeah. and let me try one moral on you, ed. there's no question i can ask that you can't answer. but the other option as being floated here from senator conrad is this idea of health co-ops. i'm wondering if we may come back to take a really close look alt the co-op. it's not been the real serious one on the table. and kent conrad has been the one pushing it, saying, this is working with credit unions and the like and then maybe this could work with health care. but it's never really been tried with something you have this scope because dealing with credit unions is one thing. one-sixth of the health care system is a whole other matter. you're right. people may look at it and say, that's not work blg.