David Axelrod: “If they throw out major pieces of the indictment, that is a huge thing for him, but just the delay is useful to him.”

So the man remained, passed out in the blazing noon sun. I guess that’s how the City of Chicago deals with such situations.

There's no doubt about that. But I also want to say this. You know, all presidents sort of feed off of perceptions of the person who came before and they want to position against what people found lacking in the person that came before.

Unless the economy and his numbers rebound, Republicans are going to feel less willing to follow him blindly.

The nature of presidential politics is the bar gets raised constantly.