What the administration is planning is just after they get this stimulus package passed, which they will get -- they will be disappointed about the number of Republican votes, obviously.

But politically, we haven't seen a President come in with this deep a reservoir of support, of trust, of confidence as Barack Obama has.

I think there's a remarkable consensus actually among economists on both left and right. Including many strong pre-market economists are saying the government should stimulate now, the government should inject money into the system now and…

We need better people to go into the SEC. We've denigrated government jobs so much we don't have the kind of talented people that once went in there.

I think in the next few years we're going to be spending a lot of time, Ali, not only worried about how do we restore ourselves internally. But this question of America within the world is also very important.

The sense of euphoria that the country had just after the inauguration that a new day has arrived evaporated yesterday with this vote.

It's now apparent that this is going to be -- we're back to, maybe not politics as usual. We have still got a lot of partisanship in Washington.

It's important to remember that Bill Clinton, when he was president -- and Paul Begala will remember this -- he didn't get a single Republican vote on his budget plan in the beginning.

I think both sides are approaching this with some qualms, but they also feel, especially Democrats feel they have no choice.

It's important to remember that Bill Clinton when he was president -- and Paul Begala will remember this -- he didn't get a single Republican vote on his budget plan in the beginning.

There are deep philosophical differences which, in some cases, are non-negotiable.

It says, Anderson, he's doing today what he did last night with that Arab television interview. And that is, he is trying to set a new tone in Washington and in the way Washington deals with the world.