It seems to me almost impossible now for the president to come out of a meeting with Mr. Maliki in the next few hours and say with a straight face, we're now planning to do these three things to help this government, when the government itself seems to be in a shambles, and the man who heads the government has just snubbed him.
Gergen discusses the challenges President Bush faces in presenting a united front with Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki after recent events.
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It's very, very big. Not legally, but politically, it's a very, very big deal.
One more sign that he just doesn't give a damn how he changes our traditions and overrides our norms.
I think there ought to be a delegation of Republicans like Mitch McConnell who ought to be talking to the President.
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