. >> rose: what difference does dennis mcdonau make as his chief of staff someone he completely trusts and has been with him since the senate. >> i think he's made an important difference on process trying to get obama out, this select groups of senators and so forth. i think that's been good. he can't change the president's personality. >> rose: as soon as you say that, as soon as you say that, we all know that democrats who rebelled about larry summers hadn't heard from the president. and they were the ones who are moving towards rebellion. john? go ahead, todd. >> i was going to say he can't change the president's personality. he can put in place a better process to make those contacts happen but he can't change the president. >> rose: go ahead. >> process will take you so far. dinners and phone calls and invitations to house white picnics will take you so far. what's true of congress is true of what churchill said of congress. they being the democrats in congress not just republicans but democrats will respect president obama to the extent that they feel he can punish them or rewar