at least you've been tryig. they didn't even try. >> well, i think they're so weary of being run up that blind alley and having to retreat with their tail between their legs. they made -- i think they may have been wise to avoid that fight. but the alture bill s just unbelievable to me. you know, i started the agriculture war in 1990. the days before that nobody quarreled whatever agriculture policy came out. they thoughit was none of their business it's not that hard to understand agriculture policy is counter productive. there's probably nothing more instructive to the merican environment th american agriculture licy. >> by the way. democrats have the republican number on this. and so many other type of votes. because they now know that -- look, republicans are so afraid to get labeled obstructionist or even risking shutting the government down we can get any spending past these guys. my prediction they are going to notry to ramp through any type of spending and know republicans will be too afraid to try to st