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Is creating. and he's got all these different parts of his job, commander in chief, consoler in chief, and cheerleader in chief. >> yeah. and i would think also maybe an opportunity to change the course of the direction of this country when it comes to energy, chalk. we were talking to robert gibbs earlier. we talked about goals. the question is how far will the president go? >> well, i think you have a political reality going on in the senate. so we know what the house bill is, and even house leadership, you know, there was a moment last week that people overlooked. so, the white house meetin...

This kid who looks like he's like 13. >> i will tell you that there are times that i feel very scared when people get too close. so, -- and i have experience with that -- >> come on, seriously? look at this. do you think the guy is afraid of this little kid? seriously? look at the video. is he afraid of this little kid? >> i think he's being a jerk, too. i just don't think that actually erases the behavior of the -- >> that is called assault. look at that. >> sir, sir, sir, please. >> i just have some sympathy. >> sir, sir, sir, please. >> for the very reason that you so kindly brought up. act...

Possibility, imagining the worst. and if you do the math and this was, by the way, before we thought that double the amount of oil was gushing in the ocean, the best analysts on wall street were saying this was going to cost bp $40 billion. okay. and so the question is, "a," does that number go up? what does that number ultimately? even though the company makes $17 billion in profits, that's a huge number, at some point if you actually need to pay out $40, 50, 60, 70 billion dollars or you get a jury vekd for example where they just decide caution to the wind, we're getting these guys, it's no...

We all understand now that that's simply not the case. that there are things that man can start that it can't turn off. we have to change that. we have to use what man can start to create a clean energy economy, to put people back to work. to open up old manufacturing facilities to produce windmills and solar panels. i think that's the call for this generation to respond to. not just this disaster in the gulf, but the crisis of our dependence on foreign oil. >> robert, andrew ross sorkin has a question. >> good morning, mr. gibbs. >> good morning. >> you mentioned this could cost us tens of bi...

>> let's just parse this for a second. why are they saying this? they're saying this because they still want to drill, baby, drill. that's what this is all about. so the only reason you're going to -- and the reason why you're seeing this disconnect, and they're going to be held out to dry, meaning the competitors will leave bp, is solely so they can find a way to continue operating, frankly, business as usual. >> right. >> but that's what it is. >> but, they're willing -- >> under the bus. whatever. >> overboard in this case, probably more apt metaphor. >> interestingly, by the way, i don't k...