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I think they've done a pretty good job, south korea. i give them good marks for taiwan relations, generally stable and positive as well. >> where are we in this -- on one hand you can look at president obama's term and say, okay, he developed this six-month -- this is a six-month meeting. every six months they meet, treasury secretary and secretary of state. they go to beijing or counterparts come to washington. so they do have a regular way of hashing out issues. it's sort of like a g-2, if you will, on various things. is progress being made? on things outside asia, it seems like there's step...

There's an interesting report that a republican, a prominent republican said the white house never agreed in negotiations with john boehner to change the inflation index, which determines how fast government programs grow. in fact, on the white house website, it says they have a need to do that. i think the most generous interpretation is that obama has a better case to make about how much he's willing to compromise than some republicans realize. >> margaret, as a republican, how do you see it? is progress being made? >> the president going to the hill is progress. the president sitting down w...

Website, it says they have a need to do that. i think the most generous interpretation is that obama has a better case to make about how much he's willing to compromise than some republicans realize. >> margaret, as a republican, how do you see it? is progress being made? >> the president going to the hill is progress. the president sitting down with paul ryan at the white house for the first time ever is progress. some republicans think it's really genuine. i guess there have been follow up made by the white house chief of staff following up on the president's calls and initial conversation. ...

Inflation index, which determines how fast government programs grow. in fact, on the white house website, it says they have a need to do that. i think the most generous interpretation is that obama has a better case to make about how much he's willing to compromise than some republicans realize. >> margaret, as a republican, how do you see it? is progress being made? >> the president going to the hill is progress. the president sitting down with paul ryan at the white house for the first time ever is progress. some republicans think it's really genuine. i guess there have been follow up made b...

On its face, per se, unacceptable to republicans and he turns on the republicans and goes back into campaign mode, then we have a right to be cynical about the exercise. for now, he deserves the benefit of the doubt. >> peter, do you see it as a big show, a joke? >> the kindest interpretation is there may be some evidence that the republicans don't know how far the white house is actually willing to go in terms of compromise. there's an interesting report that a republican, a prominent republican said the white house never agreed in negotiations with john boehner to change the inflation index,...