I think he just told Candy Crowley in his interview today, this is a deliberative process.

Very important meeting, reassuring the Democrats. The fact that it was not more stage-managed suggests to me they really did want to keep it quite private, and they weren't quite certain going in whether it would be a cordial meeting.

This is a very, very important meeting.

This is a very significant meeting.

They have been together for a year-and-a-half as equals, indeed, with Hillary Clinton probably looking at Barack Obama as, you know, the upstart.

But I think the first and most important decision is this vice-presidential decision, and Barack Obama was absolutely right today. This is the most important decision he has to make before the election.

She's trying to move to make it his decision, and he's taking charge of the party.

It's a very significant meeting.

She has -- I think that was very wise of her today, after talking to a variety of people, to recognize what she did on Tuesday night and the way her supporters have been trying to pressure him is backfiring.

this is the most important decision he has to make before the election.

Barack Obama ought to be concerned. His people ought to be concerned. We spent the first few minutes tonight talking about Hillary Clinton how he should respond to Hillary Clinton.