traction and you certainly i think you want robust public investment within that context because as bernie schwartz and others can tell you, we have to have infrastructure. we have to have basic research. we have to have a whole host of other programs if we're going to be competitive. i think you could do that. if it takes you a few months into 2011 to do it, then what you need is some kind of bridging, a bridging mechanism and i think there are various legislative strategies you could put in place that would bridge you to the point where you did that. the danger with bridging is always that they first bridge and then they can't agree and then you get to the point where they kick the ball down the road instead of acting. i think you could probably put in place a bridging mechanism that's real teeth that would increase the possibility they would have to act. >> how do you prevent that from building a bridge and kicking a can over it essentially. >> you're mixing metaphors. your point is nevertheless, within the mixed metaphors. >> never let me get away with that one. start over here. state your name