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Today the obama campaign put out a web video, complete with the sound of a ticking stop watch in the background pointing out how many days have passed without a response from romney to the executive order. >> you said this is a short-term solution to a long-term problem. but would you repeal this order if you became president? >> well, let step back and look at the issue. >> what would you do about it? would you repeal this? i won't keep on about this but to make sure i understand it. would you leave this in place while you worked out a long-term solution or would you just repeal it? >> we'll ...

>> you think the 80,000 barrel a day four vessel system will be ready before the end of july? >> yes. >> but the other question about the sick-hour threshold. >> that is a rule of thumb. i think we're going to have to take look at what the pressure readings are. there is a general window that if you have sustainable pressure for six hours, you reach a decision threshold where you open up and vent the hydrocarbons and bring the helix producer in and the q-4000 on line. there is an decision that needs to be made to release pressure it would be made by venting hydrocarbons. >> when does the six h...

The six-hour threshold? >> that is a rule of thumb. i think we're going to have to take a look at what the pressure readings are. just a general window we think if you have sustainable pressure for six hours at what point do you reach a decision threshold where you need to open up and vent. i think we would open up and vent the hydrocarbons and that would allow us to bring the q 4000 back on line. if there is a decision to relieve pressure at that time that we made by venting the hydrocarbons. >> hi, admiral, when does the six-hour time frame start ticking down? >> let me be very clear to ever...

Prepped and briefed? will they let you do that, dan? what the heck? it's live television. >> reporter: here goes keith. they are being very careful about this. you can see that the guy has his phone and a stop watch. >> they are down to the t. here we go. it's the top of the hour, dan. >> 15, 16, 15 -- >> it's like the launch of the space shuttle or the new year countdown. >> 3, 2, 1! plauds. >> reporter: there you go. congratulations to keith, getting his new iphone momentarily. >> okay. dan, your job is done. now, you go get yourself in line, okay, and let us know when you've got your phone.

You said eight times at this whole process of health care reform is going to be on c-span and it never was. john mccain ran through everything and that's what caused the current president to say we're not campaigning ymore. but i thought that was a little insulting. almost as if the saints saw the colts in the parking lot and said by the way, we won again. >> who did the president effectively chew out? he chewed out john mccain. he chewed out lamar alexander by saying you're wrong and eric cantor for bringing in the bill they were all talking about. >> some republican aides actually sat there ...