On the recordApril 6, 2011
The political leadership has not been there in the White House on this.
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transcripts.cnn.comThe political leadership has not been there in the White House on this.
Gergen discusses the lack of political leadership from both parties regarding the budget crisis.
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If he had a receptive audience, and I will tell you, when everything -- when all the facts were to come out, it would be like Nixon and the tapes.
If he comes out and throws cold water on this, then I don't think it goes anywhere.
It's very, very big. Not legally, but politically, it's a very, very big deal.
I think this the very idea that in 2024, we may have two men running against each other Biden and Trump, who would both be in their 80s if elected, that it too is enough to say, well, what are we doing here?