David Axelrod: “At some point, we have to conclude it's not coming. He's throwing kerosene on the fire.”

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

An elderly man, probably homeless, was sprawled unconscious on the museum's front stone steps in the midst of a heat emergency. I called 911, and the operator said, ‘Well, is he ASKING for help?’ When I said no, she said, ‘Well, I'm not…

I mean, he's president of the United States. He was elected. They should be there.

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