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Separate issue. but something weakens the economy and makes it harder for to us grow. lastly, hovering on the horizon. everybody is hearing about the problems with greece and europe. it really is becoming acute. the greeks had an election. they have to have a second election. they have no government that can stick with the plan they had. promise the e.u. it looks asfy f they will get kicked out of the e.u. and looks to be a crisis. we are already seeing it here. one reason that obama had a bump ...

Suggests that obama is doing better than he otherwise would. going to biden comment, remarkable speech he made. as someone is skeptical of the rumors that biden being replaced, you have to wonder. is this guy under pressure? what husband he doing screaming at his -- what was he doing screaming at his audience? he didnt make a case? he just raised his voice. i dont think it was effective presentation. maybe there are truth to rumors biden is on his way out. >> bret: now that he essentially led th...

>> and how about the biden comment? mean, after the history there, the biden comment, granted it came from a staffer, but, you know, its to your point that you started the segment with. hes in a somewhat untenable position. dont forget theres an offensive in kandahar coming up and yet -- of course, july 2011 is when were going to allegedly be drawing down the troops. yet how can you keep someone in a job who has taken direct shots, and we havent visited all the people that hes directed shots at,...

Would some press person say, you know what, i think this is a good idea that. to me is the one i cant get over. >> okay. im thinking to the presidents advisers, my favorite question to you is who is in the room when you make a decision, true of everybody. theres certain people you call, your lifeline. the presidents got jim jones in the room with him as he makes this decision. the director national security. this fellow, this general has been quoted as calling -- someone on his team has been cal...

In the room. he was very clear there was a "rolling stone" reporter in the room. whenever an ide said something to us when he wasnt around, we were sure to check and make sure that reflected his feeling and his position so theres nothing in this article that we arent confident that fully reflects the generals take on the war and on the administration. >> when your reporter came back with the first following, was your impression, my god, this cant be true? what did you think that you heard genera...

What did you think that you heard general mcchrystal and the top people in his company were basically dumping on the leadership of this country? >> michael hastings is an experienced war reporter who did this story for us, called me from the road as he was getting some of these comments, and i should said that biden comment, for example, came within the first 24 hours that he spent with the general. this wasnt a case where they had gotten so used to him being in the room that they forgot he was ...