I think they may be playing it for all it's worth. If he's trying to get back on a bipartisan track, what better way than to pick a fight with the president?

It all portends a very rocky start to 2006 for the administration because the concerns are increasingly bipartisan.

This puts Schwarzenegger on the hot seat. I think it's a slam-dunk that he's going to have to veto the bill and hope that the anger in the gay community doesn't spill over into other groups.

I don't think he has any other choice, ... He can't afford to divide Republican support and count on independents and Democrats to bail him out. That's just not going to happen.

You're there to do a job and to represent your constituents. If you're not making decisions it seems to me you're not fulfilling your obligation.

The last six weeks have gone to Bush. He's been able to move himself to the middle --and get himself back on the track he wanted.