Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20120106:06:25:00
To do something different. there was a moment on january 3rd when he between gavels he could have done what other presidents do. when the gavel out one session and in another, he could have just recessed appointed then. it swront caused this same attention. >> why did he do it? >> this is politics. the timing of it is about politics. and the timing was to get as much notice and attention as possible to send essentially i'd say three messages. one, a message to republicans basically i'm not going to take any from the white house's perspective or any more flack from -- about this gridlock on the...