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Deliberate and methodical player, it can take him up to six hours for one round, a stark contrast to some predecessors. george w. bush and his father were known as speed demons on the golf course, those bush 41 slowed down some when he played in the same tournament as tiger woods. then theres the man known as the comeback kids, clinton, famous for do-overs. when president obama was teeing off with clinton, he reportedly was tee off by the frequent do-overs. according to the book "double down" he...

Book was litigated in the 2009 campaign and will be litigated in the future. these are two guys trying to sell a book. lets not forget that. they sensationalize stuff. they want to make money. i understand that. but i doesnt make it valid and nothing im concerned about. man. >> held low. >> with us now mark halperin and national affairs editor from "new york" magazine john heileman. they are out with their latest book "double down." first of all "new york" magazine, man i read it early this mo...

>> and losing perhaps. >> perhaps. >> i think -- i mean i think if she runs, she is the front-runner. i think there is early prefatigue setting in. this headache factor where if she starts behaving politically, there is an immediate danger. an antiestablishment candidate can come in and do what obama did four years ago. >> there is probably some question as to whether she hasnt started already. >> i think everybody thinks she has started and she has to say no at this point for people to believe ...

And people all over the government, theyre taking it very seriously and its a moment where change can happen and in congress people have opened up to the possibility of change. and so i think theres going to be a real process to see which things really we should move forward with. >> peter, a member of that advi advisory board that gave the president all those recommendations about what to do about the nsa and its surveillance program. also a professor at georgia tech. thanks for being with us. ...

I think she may decide she doesnt want to spend the rest of her professional life doing this thing. >> and losing perhaps. >> perhaps. >> i think -- i mean i think if she runs, she is the front-runner. i think there is early prefatigue setting in. this headache factor where if she starts behaving politically, there is an immediate danger. >> there is probably some question as to whether she hasnt started already. >> i think everybody thinks she has started and she has to say no at this point for...

Working on that and health care as well. a lot of ro bust health care department at cap. putting out a lot of work. i think the way that john has built cap i think says a lot to his way of thinking and the way moving forward, what are you bringing to the white house? the fact that were looking at forward thinking ideas. big picture ideas. the things that could not today that could implement in the future. also having that piece of helping with the issues today. >> well, jeff, one of the things t...

Humana. welcome back. with the president facing very few legislative days, joining me ruth and mark halperin journalist for msnbc and "time" and co-author of "double down." ruth, first to you, you have husband and senate not in the house at the same time. how can they get anything passed. talked to chris van hollen. they havent met very much. december 13 they are supposed to come up with a game plan. what do you see getting done? >> i think we heard it a little bit from congressman van hollen....

Though. >> let me get dana in here. my prediction is it doesnt collapse. cant see the biggest spender in history, president obama, letting this thing death spiral on its own. i think hes going to throw mass itch amounts of money to keep it afloat. will they have an opportunity to make the case for single payer if they dont get the enrollments? and they have to say, lets step in here and the government take control? >> its hard for me to imagine an america today where that political conversation ...

To be 18, 24 months. the deal becomes the deal that you have in the end. look, trust is not the issue. trust is verification and more verification along with determined negotiations. so it is verification and negotiations whether and agreement is possible. thank you so much for your time and input. >> coming up. the next three years of the obama presidency. how will it shape up? my face to face interview with the authors of "double down". they tell me a lot could be read into the race for the wh...

She is such a visible figure? >> biden? an interesting question. maybe beau bridge ez. >> i can see that. >> we can get julianne moore. >> bill smith said he wants to some day play president obama. >> brush up my acting skills. >> you would be awesome in that part. >> i might volunteer. >> she would be a big character and you could nail it too. >> ill try my best. >> good to see you. >> im going to try and channel valerie jarett they say they dont expect to help cast "the double down" movie. unc...