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And you know i think he is one of the folks that a lot of us look to for wisdom, if you will, on questions such as, is sarah palin really qualified to be president? >> well, it is going to be interesting to see if he weighs in on that. robert, he also didn't talk about some things, telling jamie he's holding stuff back for the book he's writing, his memoirs. what are you dying to know? >> i think what i'm dying do know is what does he really think of sarah palin? who does he think can beat barack obama? 2012? look, he already alluded to the fact that he thinks president obama is a one-term pre...

President baumt. >> sure. >> to use that capital in going to the hill and making those changes that we're all talking about. i do agree that every president has his moment in time and this was obama's moment in time. but everyone seems to agree that he used it well and to his advantage and palin did not. and it has hurt the tea party. it may be time for the tea party to distance itself from palin. >> jami, mark, robert, we'll talk more about this coming up. thank you so much. president obama's health secretary out with alarming studies about preexisting conditions, which may make people, may...

Government down. so if it comes to raising the debt ceiling to prevent the government from shutting down, that's exactly what we need to do. >> congresswoman karen bass, who knows a little bit about tough economic decisions, having been in california, thanks so much for being with us. >> thanks for having me on. let's bring in our company legal analyst and former clinton adviser jaimy floyd, mark tapscott and comcast network's d.c. bureau chief robert trainem. comcast is acquiring msnbc parent company nbc universal. good to see all of you. jami, let's start with you. we know congress has a l...

Strong following. she also has a lot of critics. >> do you think she's qualified to be president? >> i'm not going to get in the business, jamie, of saying this one is, this one isn't. there will be ample time for that in the months ahead, and i'll be happy to participate in that process when the time's right. >> todd? >> reporter: i understand you watch her reality show, though. >> i do. i think it's very good. i love alaska. >> that's jamie gangel with the former vice president. let's bring back our company, jami, mark, robert. robert, you worked with vice president cheney. how do you think ...

Come on, you live in washington. everyone does it. >> you know what happened if the camera had kept rolling and we could see just after she fell in, three trial lawyers came rushing up to hand her their card. >> oh, my gosh. robert, what do you think? >> i can relate to that. i have a funny story that actually involves a mall. over the weekend, i was in the mall. you know how sometimes they have those glass walls if you will going into a store? and i was -- i don't know if i can say this this on national television, but if i was the apple sore and i was leaving and tenksing my better half sayi...