would president clinton haveno.would never do something so stark. >> it is not a bad calculation. two years from now, it will be better. we are coming out of this recession. things will be better a year- and-a-half from now. you will be able to say that. you are right, bill clinton would not have said this either. it will be better. >> he has the triangulation. >> he is quite a politician. >> defined better. better? >> obama has to break through the political deadlock. the public does not care whether the government is bigger and smaller. they care whether nobody takes responsibility for everything. they have a sense that everybody is irresponsible. a writer said if a political leader can find a way to speak a different language that gets away from the deadlock and tired debate every week and get at the deeper notion of responsibility, i think that is the way to re-election but also a way of getting the country a better direction. >> what about bill clinton's advice? >> you have to be careful. >> you have to be care