Another point here is that there are different ways not to pass a bill. There’s a dig-in-your heels way not to pass a bill, and there’s a let’s-try-this way to fail. One of the things I like about the idea floated by Rich is that the sort of compromise that might get House and Senate Republicans on board might please the country, even if it fails to pass. Maybe, just maybe, we can pass a good bill. But if not, do we want a bill to fail because House Republicans refused to budge, or because Senate Democrats wouldn’t sign on to something the country could accept? Actually, I can see a scenario in which the “dig-in-your-heels” stance might be better. It depends on the politics, and on the substance. So maybe there are actually three alternatives. Compromise bill, failed compromise after the right kind of effort, or a stand-your-ground refusal to compromise.