He's certainly in danger of being the only person who seems to carry the ball publicly for them.

Well, the lesson is it's going to be very hard to get things through Congress. There will be no rubber stamp up there. These three Republicans had the whip hand on this negotiation.

I think he's in great shape with the American people. I think he may be in deeper economic trouble.

The lesson is, it's going to be very hard to get things through Congress. There's going to be no rubber-stamp up there.

Nancy Pelosi seems to be sending messages that she's willing to compromise, realizes that necessity requires that. Wants to get the bill done and is trying to be loyal.

It's important not only to have a plan. But this administration needs an economic spokesman who can speak with authority and be respected for what he says or she says.

This stimulus package was going to jolt the economy. It may not do that for a long time for many Americans.

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…

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.

We stepped back too far. You need to get the SEC and we need better people to go into the SEC.