And I think you know, because you covered it, that we have tried it all ways -- both ways, if you will -- and that includes lots of negotiations and sitting across the table with leaders in Congress.

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Mr. RAY RATTO (Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle): Well, you know, I have actually tried to wrap my brain around that because there are other records that are, you know, just as intriguing.

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And, by the way, when you hear all these folks saying, oh, no, no, this is a tax, this is a burden on middle-class families, let me tell you, we know because the guy I'm running against tried this in Massachusetts and it's working just fine -- (laughter) -- even though now he denies it.

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We tried hard, but that doesn't matter because we failed you.

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