Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110121:12:14:00
Roll off. >> so having lived that firsthand, how do you think this president is doing? >> obama. >> president obama. >> how do you think he's handling what he inherited? >> i think -- first of all, i think he's made some strategic mistakes. i think the first one was basically letting congress load up the stimulus. sort of seeding control of the stimulus bill to congress. i think that got his presidency off on a bad footing. and as a result enormous amount of spending, not as many results as i think he would hope for. secondly, i think his focus on health care, his relentless focus on health ca...