not being out there opining and believating makes me comfortable. every once in a while if i listen to criticism, blame sean hannity, a lot of people do, or president bush, it would be natural to want to hit back. you don t want to. i don t. i ve been in politics a long time and i ve seen all kind of tactics. it was a tactic i didn t choose when i was president. i don t feel any need to. i don t pay that much attention to it. i m not saying my wife doesn t pay attention to it. sean: we just came through historic election. biggest number of house seat changing hand, 70 years, 682
legislative seats. 682 legislative seats. what do you think happened? i got a unique perspective i went through two as president. 2002, i felt the election was about whether my administration was taking the right measures to protect the country? the people said yes. so we picked up seats. the only administration to have done so since franklin roosevelt. 2006 was a little different story in book i talk about this a bit. people were kind of tired of me the truth of the matter is after you have been on somebody s tv screen for six years they tend to get fired get tired of you. not you, me. they love you. [ laughing ] the iraq war wasn t going well. plus, our party had lost its way. we had sex scandals, bridges to nowhere. we had an opportunity to
house seats, the most since 1932. losing 682 state legislative seats, the most in modern history. that same team is now going to be back in place. we know as a san francisco liberal she ll oppose every possible compromise the president is forced to make. it s setting the stage for 2012 that will be a decisive choice for the american people. sean: didn t go unnoticed but we can tell by the background you re in iowa tonight, correct? just sop happens. on the university in ames, iowa. sean: back in iowa. tomorrow night if we interview you, you d be in new hampshire. no, i d be cedar rapids, iowa. [ laughter ] sean: for no reason whatsoever, i m sure. i will harass you we re doing book signings for valley forge. sean: new hampshire son the list? not yet, but it will be soon. sean: south carolina after that? we ll probably be there soon, too.
not being out there opining and believating makes me comfortable. every once in a while if i listen to criticism, blame sean hannity, a lot of people do, or president bush, it would be natural to want to hit back. you don t want to. i don t. i ve been in politics a long time and i ve seen all kind of tactics. it was a tactic i didn t choose when i was president. i don t feel any need to. i don t pay that much attention to it. i m not saying my wife doesn t pay attention to it. sean: we just came through historic election. biggest number of house seat changing hand, 70 years, 682
i think john boehner set the right tone. i think it is going to be a workman-like process the question will be what does president obama do? does he accept the reality when you lose 680 state and legislative races sean: 682. and 65 house seats the most since 193 , governorships, senate races. clear clear signal the country thought the administration failed in performance and wrong about its policies. we ll see how the president reactions. there are battle lines being drawn. democrats are saying republicans have to compromise. cantor saying no, the president took the shellacking he s got to compromise. we a lame-duck session coming back. what will happen and how should in one sense, how are we gonna deal with the