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Hector and john padesto a former clint administrator. the same power in the clinton administration. john know what is hes doing here. and he has thought a lot about the extent of presidential power in this field. and, hector, i want to put that question to you. why do so many republicans seem to have a problem with the president acting like a president? >> well, i think, because they expected so much more. you know, it wasnt that longing that he had this big wish list of all of this legislation ...

I hate to admit that because i like to correct him. only of some of the names you hear wantered about. tom daschle, and tom donnelin and john padesto and leon panetta. he preceded john by a couple of chiefs of staff and now cia director. these are able people. we talk about washington all the time. the truth is, staff comes and staff goes. as a staffer, i prided myself in knowing the difference between the organ grinder and the monkey. these staff monkeys come and go. >> anderson, this is really...

Democrats outside the white house, maybe they need new blood. maybe tom daschle. this has been a relatively ancillary group so they expectation is they will pick from within but theres pressure to look outside. some say they wish they could make the decision after the mid term elections. >> paul, you want to weigh in on who should be it? >> no. not who. johns reporting is good. its spot-on as far as i can discern. i hate to admit that because i like to correct him. tom daschle, and tom donnelin ...

You resign and go home to chicago and then you make your announcement there. there are a few things they need to work out but they already have a shell of a campaign team in place and it looks like rahm emanuel will be gone as early as friday. theyll have a interim chief of staff and it looks like well have quite an interesting race for the mayor of chicago. >> any idea about who may become permanent chief of staff? >> theres been a lot of speculation about that. some people could be boosted up....

Is this the normal course of events? >> absolutely. >> or cleaning of house? >> the average tenure for a senior white house official is 18 months and were past that 18-month mark already. its always the case that at two years, people turn around and i think its good. i think its good for the white house. for any white house. i think the president has a terrific team but theres plenty of more people -- as soon as i said rahm is indispensable. but the graveyards are filled with indispensable men. ...

All of us that served a president do so for a brief time and at his pleasure. let me bring in john king who broke the story. john, what do we know? >> caller: we know theres announcements on friday, anderson and rahm emanuel has told close friends including paul begallo. and you dont announce if youre running for mayor of chicago in a press release. you resign and go home to chicago and then you make your announcement there. there are a few things they need to work out but they already have a ...