These so-called soft money contributions have ballooned in recent years. Well, I think the ground has shifted dramatically in the area of reform. I think this meeting is just one example, a very positive step forward. The president who has tended to be viewed as opposed to reform willing to talk to Senator McCain who clearly is the warrior, if you will, on this issues. And the reasons are very simple.
People can counts the numbers.
The presidential campaign of John McCain was crucial in raising this issue and in getting public fervor about money in special interests and trying to break that stranglehold. The Senate was dramatically changed by the elections this fall. The coalition that supports this is much broader. The Committee for Economic Development, business CEO's involved along with public health groups, AARP, in addition to traditional reform groups join now increasing numbers of conservative if you will Republican Senators who appear to support some form of McCain-Feingold. So this is a very important first step, but it's a real move in terms of the direction of the political support for reform in this year's Congress.