kato kaelin by all accounts is a very loyal assistant, but just as george h.w. bush had jim baker and ronald reagan had howard baker, i think the president needs someone who's a peer figure. i suggested tom dashal, the former senate majority leader. but there are other senior democrats who come to mind. i remember when clinton was in trouble he got people like leon panetta to come to his rescue and that was an effective step. so he needs to surround himself with staffers who are willing to stand up to him when they think he's wrong. >> how does somebody who has spent dozens of years on capitol hill and in washington make unforced errors given that experience? >> well, that's one of the -- one of the mysteries of this administration. i mean, i -- i wrote this column as someone who voted for biden and wishes the president well. people know i'm a senate right never trump columnist and i want this presidency to succeed. and one of the reasons i think many americans were hopeful about the biden administration is he seemed like a return to business as usual, a return