as the president of the united states, you don't get is a do-over. your performance is graded fairly. you don't get a curve because you didn't cause the disaster. i don't have accountability and i don't need to respond well. >> there's a difference between responsibility and blame. the president absolutely has a responsibility to fix the disaster but it would be absurd to suggest that we can't invoke history and the years of deregulation and corporate mishandling and corporate corruption that led us to this moment and as far as revenge goes. act like a president, and he's not doing it. >> i believe he is. >> hang back for a second one. take this on because you talked about policies and actions as president. republicans, as you know, because you have done it yourself, have been bashing the president for the stimulus proposals, but i'm going to played something for you. in an interview with cnn, sarah palin said the government had to steb in. have a listen. >> as for the economic bailout