adviser to bill clinton and monica crawley. some could argue what jay carney knows about the law could be written on the head of a pin. if you read the section it says the mandate shall begin january 1, 2011. courts universally held that the word "shall" is mandatory. it cannot be changed by the president. is the willfully ignorant person here jay carney? >> i don't want to characterize jay carney but i will characterize we did. shall means will. there is no right for a president or the executive to unilaterally delay implementation of legislation that has been passed. we have separation of powers.