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It cant be loved. it must be admired, respected by -- admired by friends, respected by the neutrals and feared by the enemy. and i work in the international forefront. the president focused on trying to get people to love america rather than admire us, respect us and fear us. so i think that he has diminished the role of the presidency around the world as well. >> andy card, i want to give the other guys a chance. what did you mean by conspiracy, in a sense? >> people around the president knew t...

Republican legislative policy. that even though it cost the party in its polls, really hurt the administration in implementing these bills. >> im going to coin phrase -- >> i just want to say, that opposition is not responsible for the lousy execution here of the health care bill. >> right, right. thank you for that, david. again, i will coin the phrase, powerhouse panel. because thats indeed what this is. i want to thank julian zelizer, andrew card, mack mclairty and david goergan. thank you ve...

Judgment call. they are the gate keepers not only for people coming in but also for the what the president is told. andy and mack have been there and keeps the president informed. look at the famous picture of andy card on 9/11 whispering in george w. bushs ear immediately to let them know there was a plane crash in one of the world trade center. thats what a good chief of staff does. >> david, one more question, supporters see president obama as cool and collected. critics say he is aloof and o...

Universal health care passed. mack and i were there with president clinton. seven failed. president obama came along. he is the first in history to get it passed. you have to give him credit, legislatively, for a big milestone. but the execution has been lousy. as andy card pointed out, we were grossly misled as a country and the passage of that bill might have been threatened if they told us straight that 10 million people would lose their health care policies and were assured they would not. >...