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I saw that john boehner and barack obama hadn't physically met since the middle of november. absolutely extraordinary. >> not in any sub tan tiff way. when you try to explain this to someone in china, or india, or somewhere in africa, or in russia, they say, you've got to be kiting me. the united states of america, the leader of the house doesn't talk seriously about the economy with the president? >> let's turn quickly to the george h.w. bush letters. all the best of george bush, my life and letters. fascinating book. it includes so many riveting snippets, where he has written either to his s...

Absolutely extraordinary. >> not in any sub tan tiff way. when you try to explain this to someone in china, or india, or somewhere in africa, or in russia, they say, you've got to be kiting me. the united states of america, the leader of the house doesn't talk seriously about the economy with the president? >> let's turn quickly to the george h.w. bush letters. all the best of george bush, my life and letters. fascinating book. it includes so many riveting snippets, where he has written either to his son or to other people about his son who, of course, then became president. what did you make ...

There are a lot of cabinet members that aren't really sure they're still cabinet members. the president doesn't talk to his cabinet. he's going to make that decision inside a tight, small group in the white house. >> you know, but there has been this sort of fake consensus for the last four years that everybody supports a hard line on iran. it's ill defined what has been. i think obama is shattering that in saying there is a real policy debate on iran. hagel is going to prompt a real policy debate. he's opposed sanctions in the past, opposed military action. i think obama is at least, whether ...

Not anti-tax, anti-government spending. the tea party. you did get new voices talking in a different way. rand paul is not talking in the same way that a rick santorum or a newt gingrich has talked about. marco rubio doesn't talk. mike lee, there's a lot of different people who talk differently here. one question, chris christie is another. this class of 2010. that is an interesting wing. it's unclear whether that wing, if it is indeed a coherent wing, will now lead the discussion of the republican party. i think mitt romney, the analog to him is john kerry. he was a presentable, i think the o...

>> here's the key thing barack obama needs to learn from him. the intersection of policy and politics and how to talk about it in a way that doesn't talk down to people but brings it down to the ground, is bill clinton's great selling point. barack obama needs that tonight and in the next three weeks. >> barack obama has been campaigning for months, on the college toir, meeting people. there's something that's not there. certainly shows up for work. certainly is putting the time in. he's showing it with some kinetic energy. but something lacking in the spiritual quality of what he's commanding...