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Democrats in election year. that is usually not a voting issue. it is not as if all of those things happen in a vacumn. presidents a point people to run these agencies. the president is frequently surprised and he learned about the irs scandal by reading it on the newspaper or news media and that happens time and time again. and where are his underlines who are supposed to handle these issues? i think you so that reflected in the competency number. one of the lines in the survey, i think the number was 45 percent or more don t believe he is running a competent administration. and that s what you are seeing across the board with the cabinets, whether it is kathleen sebelius in health and human services or general shinseki in the va. lois lerner in the irs, and ....
He is taking heat. the president said although he did make a little bit of news out there, saying once again he would accept a piecemeal approach to solving that issue instead of tackling it in one giant bill at once, he described immigration reform as a thanksgiving day turkey that can be carved up into different parts but make no mistake, if he had his hands on the wishbone it would be to wish for the obama care website to be working. hold on for a moment. gloria borger is with us. some disturbing poll numbers for the president today. our new cnn/orc poll asked the opinion of the president right now. look at how it s collapsed. 12 points since may. can he manage government, 52% said yes in may, 40% said yes right now. that s a pretty disturbing number. well, it is. if i were sitting at the white house right now, i don t think i would be thrilled by these numbers. look, the two most important bonds between the president and the public are trust and competency. you look at that 40% ....