before putting another trillion dollars into ityou wa to fix the system. >> rose: let me make sure understandthis, too. do you... where do you think the politics are? it, for example, thereby bill but a lot of people who re for public optio, thing like you, are going to be hugely disappointed? that's theolitical reality? >> i don't thi so. i honestl believe republicans don't want a bil because i think demint reall spoke for the republican party more than they'd admit. i think you're going to get a decent bill in the house. the blue dogs havemade an agement. i think it improvedhe bill and the two committees have passed it, now waxman will ps it and we'll get a dect bill in the house with the public option. but the public option will be... look more like a... it will be more competitive. they won't have an unfair advaage, they'll payoctors better and i think that's probably an imprement in the bill. in the senate, honestly think the finance committee is ing to implode and there won't be bill and therefore iwill go to conciliation. >> rose:ou should know, senate majority leader. poor harry re. h