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I believe they did adequate consulting, but, you know, there's also a little partisanship. i saw some of the shows this morning. you know, let's pile on. but if there's any reason not to pile on, it's that press conference, the family greeting the possibility of seeing their son soon, the freeing of an american soldier. and in that case, a president has to make those really tough decisions. and i think the president made a really tough decision. and it's the right one. >> they sure do have to make tough decisions, and we should underscore that this is not the first president of either party, b...

This is part of a much larger theme that is very important in the second term of the president as administration. it is the president saying he is going to act where he can without congress and the environment, fuel efficiency is clearly one of the areas where he sees some possibilities. >> it is important that he does from his perspective these kind of unilateral actions, these executive decisions without congressional legislation and formal bills being passed by congress and signed into law. the down side is that he can sign these executive orders unilaterally taking these decisions. if ther...

Suit, maybe makeup. that is grace under pressure. he caught flack for that. i'm wondering is there a double standard for female athletes. lindsey vonn posed in sports illustrated. they have to look good and be competitive on the slopes or on the rink. >> we talked about this before, you and i. i think there is that element of that. it lessens every four years or two years between summer and winter games. for example, look at u.s. women's hockey. no one is talking about their makeup. they will probably be playing canada for the gold medal. that was a terrific game and it was packed and people c...

Saying they are not comfortable with the executive decisions which makes an end run around the congress and the constitution. your reaction? >> well, i'm not sure about the constitution. i don't think that's the case at all. the president can only act within the law itself. and apparently the law does give him authority and discretion in administering the law. if somebody wants to take that to court and say that, no, the employers should provide insurance beginning immediately rather than waiting a year, i haven't seen anybody that wants to file that lawsuit. but basically the president always...

They can get exemptions from the no child left behind act and things like that or the obama care decisions he made which is returning the waiving the requirements for employer mandate. this is different than taking executive decisions and executive authority or regulatory decisions that simply most discretion to the regulatory agencies have been required over time. this is a different degree all together. >> kim, how much can this president really accomplish going out on his own? can he fulfill an awful lot of his agenda this way? >> a fair amount. there are obviously limits. for instance in t...