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>> do you sense frustration in the cabinet? >> probably less frustration now, but definitely frustration in the first couple of years. remember what bob reich in the clinton years entitled his memoir, "locked in the cabinet." i think its a thankless task, in some ways. >> todd purdham, thank you. coming up next, our friday political panel here to wrap up what was a very busy week and what could be a very busy friday. but first, white house soup of the day, a nice day for this, sit outside, hav...

>> im not sure. >> thank you, howard fineman. todd purdham. i think of them when im here. president obamas poker face. this is a great story. well show you what we was saying to us and doing in public. there he is at the black tie at dinner the other night, while privately planning this amazing mission. youre watching "hardball," on msnbc. we used to bet who could get closest to the edge. took some crazy risks as a kid. but i was still over the edge with my cholesterol. anyone with high choles...

To follow through. were going to disagree on things. there are going to be disagreements in politics, as there should be. thats what makes america so great and vibrant. the challenge is when you are so close minded and unwilling to think on your own and unwilling to follow through is when people lose out. so that was probably the disappointment or the letdown. but politics to me, im still infected with it, and infused with it from the standpoint that its about solving problems. and the fact -- t...