Schumer now appears to be going public with his private push for a more robust federal role in any co-op proposal -- to plant the flag on what most Democrats are willing to accept in any bipartisan compromise that involves health care cooperatives instead of a government-run insurance option.

CNN: Negotiations over health insurance co-ops at impasse

Green flag express boats only sail south to Bangkok in the morning, so you will have to pay a private boatman to take you down to Nonthaburi Pier (the going rate is about 500 baht).

BBC: Take the boat out of Bangkok