Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100207:15:41:00
So your question, should the power -- >> you just said something interesting. it's a war but you don't want to mobilize our economy. in other words, there's clearly you have a very limited conception of what -- how it constitutes a war which largely involves the expansion of presidential power on issues related to wire tapping, torture and things like that. >> i'm not saying not legally. i think as a matter policy i would not like to see that happen. i don't know that i believe it's necessary. >> do you believe this is the war that gives the president the legal authority to do that? >> congres...