that same senior advisor role david axelrod has. it will remain to see what job he has in the west wing or if he will stay at the white house. bill burton is a top contender for the top secretary job. interesting to hear karl rove who seems to have endorsed jay carney, president biden's communication director. >> put aside that and what he was saying. >> i don't know. i think what he was saying suggests burton is non-responsive or doesn't return calls anybody who works around here knows is not true. >> burton is very responsible. i thought he was talking about gibbs. >> what about gibbs' response and returning e-mails. >> reporter: hi, robert. how can i be diplomatic concerning i still work here