The first three words on that, his political strategy was focus on war.

The Department of Homeland Security itself was politicized, which used by the Republicans to track down Democratic members of the Texas legislature when they walked out of the legislature trying to block a Tom DeLay redistricting deal.

The first three words on his political strategy was 'focus on war.'

This is a first person, eyewitness account from a loyal member of the Bush cabinet who says that political pressure was brought to bear on him.

It does. And then, again, add to it -- I mean, I can go on and on, other examples. The Department of Homeland Security itself was politicized, was used by the Republicans to track down Democratic members of the Texas legislature when they…

This is a first-person eyewitness account from a loyal member of the Bush Cabinet, who says that political pressure was brought to bear on him.

I would like nothing better than to see this as bipartisan. So would President Obama.

At the end of the day, that David cites is September 15th, that's the day Senator Baucus has said, 'By then I will either have a bipartisan bill,' or Baucus himself had suggest he'll go it alone with Democrats.

He said that in the Senate they could squeeze this plan down to $500 billion; that could be something that he could support.

That's the day Senator Baucus has said, by then, I will either have a bipartisan bill, or Baucus himself has suggested he will go it alone with Democrats.

Barack Obama ran for president believing in the myth of the reasonable, rational Republican.