something opponents could still throw at the president. i should add another unknown now, is what could pop up over the next several months. yes, there's the economy, yes, there's health care, yes, there are these wars. but there could be the unknown thing that pops up that opponents could use against the president that could become major baggage in the 2012 campaign. >> i want to talk about the five 9/11 conspirators, khalid shaikh mohammed, they're going to be tried at gitmo. we expect to hear from attorney general eric holder at the top of the hour but what's the word on this from the white house? >> reporter: the white house press secretary jay carney was hit hard with that today, questions about whether or not the president is flip-flopping. you might recall back to the beginning of this administration when the president in his first executive order said he would close down gitmo in a year, that did not happen. this administration has favored trying these cases in civilian courts, and so this certainly is being seen as a flip-flop and will be a big blow for his base.