David Axelrod: “If an American president can't rely on his own intelligence, then we have a very deep problem.”

I think there's a lot of concern among Republican officeholders. Governor Pawlenty could speak more readily to this than me.

I moved on, like many others who simply ignored 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.