how about senator collins said what mark liebovitz in polite words, he doesn't know what he's doing. is that an opportunity for democrats? >> i think so. as a closer who can close the deal that's fallen through the floor. the idea he can push and convince people to do things to be the bully that doesn't seem to be working now. he doesn't have the acumen to put it nicely to grab ahold -- >> but he might be a democrat on health care. >> this is the interesting thing. democrats need to be careful here. so folks are talking about bipartisanship here. but there's a divide within the party. if democrats kind of move over and embrace donald trump with regards to health care, they're going to in some ways inflame those folks who support bernie sanders. >> to bret's point. >> so the divide within the democratic party will be exasperated through this process. >> all right, coming up next, america's most powerful news addict doubles down, but might he have missed an opportunity to take a victory lap? >>> testimony from someone who has testify served as one of e the -- served as one of the top d