David Axelrod actually said...

"this president wants to reverse 50 years of history and norms and return this these agencies to a very, very political footing."

"If he had done that, there would have been a full primary campaign and we -- and maybe the vice president would have emerged from it."

"If I were advising him I would say you won, act like a president. Try and bring the country together."

"There are these periods of renewal, but they require you to think deeply, not to lash out, but to think deeply about what are we missing?"