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Your envoy meeting with taliban leaders in qatar, fine. who thought it was a good idea for the president of the united states to meet with taliban leaders who have the blood of thousands of americans on their hands just three days before 9/11? >> you know, we know the history of camp david. we reflected on that as we were thinking about how to deliver for the american people. and so as we considered the right path forward, your point about an agreement in principle, i think thats true. we werent...

In principle already. your envoy meeting with taliban leaders in qatar, fine. who thought it was a good idea for the president of the united states to meet with taliban leaders who have the blood of thousands of americans on their hands just three days before 9/11? >> you know, we know the history of camp david. we reflected on that as we were thinking about how to deliver for the american people. and so as we considered the right path forward, your point about an agreement in principle, i think...

In principle already. your envoy meeting with taliban leaders in qatar, fine. who thought it was a good idea for the president of the united states to meet with taliban leaders who have the blood of thousands of americans on their hands just three days before 9/11? >> you know, we know the history of camp david. we reflected on that as we were thinking about how to deliver for the american people. and so as we considered the right path forward, your point about an agreement in principle, i think...

Strategy? >> its hard to do mulligans in executive orders here. you cant really do do-overs. so theres certainly -- theyre in a bind at this point. if they appeal it immediately, it goes to a divided supreme court which most likely would tie along four lines, and kicked back to the ninth circuit decision which stands. theres not an incentive to appeal it. even there they seem confused and divided. first yesterday, white house officials saying, no, were not going to appeal it immediately. were no...

I will ask you first, will this blue alert system help facilitate safe and effective community policing. >> i think it can work. there will be implementation issues. amber alert has been shown to work in certain circumstances but not through the stranger to stranger crime that you might think. so how well this has played out, how well its rolled out will have implications for how it does. but i think theres value there. the idea of broadcasting in at least a region if not across the nation someo...

Thousands of erroneous sign-up applications from the government and people who thought today had enrolled but not gotten confirmation. kathleen sebelius says she is thrilled millions of people for the first time have health security with new benefits. sebelius says there will be some implementation issues, and a key house chairman says expect lots of glitches. >> the bottom line is they were never ready for prime time. people across the country are getting sticker shock. theyre seeing, you know,...

And under are a crucial part of the cadre of people who must sign up for this to function. but if you get it for free on their parents health care plan, theyre not going to go pay for it on the exchange. so hasnt the administration created its own hobsian dilemma? >> first, bonus points for using hobsian dilemma today. i didnt expect that question. nonetheless, lets put something into context. you know, conservatives want to sit there and talk about carrots and sticks. the whole idea of the indi...

Ultimately, as you know, ensure lower enrollment and therefore higher costs for everyone? >> i mean, it may, martin. to the extent that you do have an example on a small scale in the state of massachusetts of how the enrollment process unfolded there, they did not have the same level or degree of implementation issues that we see on a scale such as the united states. but i think dana raises the more important point, and that is getting younger to get into the system is going to be difficult to d...

Theyre 26-year-old. theyre getting free preventive care. there are a whole host of benefits. this thing has already happened. theyre only impact is their insurance is stronger, better, more secure than it was before. full stop. thats it. they dont have to worry about anything else. the implementation issues come in -- theyre paying 50% or a 100% more than those who are lucky enough to have group plans. people who are poor enough to get health insurance, maybe they work for a small business and t...

Insurance. so all the implementation issues that are coming up are the implementation issues related to that small group of people, 10 to 15% of americans relatively narrow group who dont have health insurance right now or on the individual market and are paying exorbitant amounts for coverage that isnt that great. were setting up a pool so they can all pool together and get a better deal from insurance companies. and those who cant afford it, were going to provide them with some subsidies. that...