joining us now to explain is syndicated columnist david sirota. his column out today concerns the so-called trigger mechanism. david, great to have you back on the show. thanks for coming back. >> thanks for having me, rachel. >> you make the case today in your column that adding a trigger mechanism to health care reform essentially means giving up on the public option. why do you make that case? >> because we know that the history of triggers in legislation, both health care legislation and budget legislation, trigger is a euphemism for killing a bill. the most recent example of this is actually on a health care reform bill. prescription drug importation. allowing americans to import prescription drugs from other industrialized nation. every other industrialized nation has allowed its citizens to import prescription drugs. what happened was this bill had wide, popular support, just like the public option, and what ended up happening was the pharmaceutical industry convinced the leadership of the congress and both the clinton and the bush administr

said he made a mistake. >> he shouldn't have done it. >> david sirota and david frum, i hate to jumping to have to get in between you here, we're out of time, unfortunately. great discussion, gentleman. thanks for joining us. david sirota on the left, david frum on the right, thanks for joining us. >>> we're all looking for ways that our students can improve, do better, compete with the rest of the world and come out on top. what about doing with a long summer break. too much time to lay around, sit around, forget what you learned. year round school? it's an idea that's picking up some steam. kate balduan takes a look. and pains, new s ...and new questions about which pain reliever is right for your body. tylenol 8 hour works with your body, with one layer that dissolves quickly... ...one layer that lasts all day ...and no layers that irritate your stomach the way that ibuprofen can. it's tough on your body pain. not on your body. need a lift? hey buddy, i appreciate the ride, you know. no problem. ♪ mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. ♪ i knew the subaru legacy was the smart choi