Andy Card: “He deserves the benefit of the doubt. He should have the people around him that he wants and he should be held…”

The truth is one minute after 12:00, when the president takes the oath of office, he is the president.

The oath that the presidents take comes right from article 2 in the constitution. It calls to him to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution.

I think they can -- I think they can make a lot of progress to bringing discipline to the government. And the president should be working very hard to help them accomplish that objective, because the American people spoke so loudly.

I'm not a birther. I thought the president should have done this an awful long time ago. He would have helped to create a climate where you could have an honest debate about the real policies that make a difference.