you don t still. in the obama world you don t put podis in the corner. you don t force the president s hand. there is no doubt the timing of his announcement, not the outcome, but the timing is based on what the vice president did with david gregory. the vice president was playing golf with the president this weekend. that saturday golf outing was that in attempt to sort of project solidarity after days of back stabbing from white house aides. he s in the dog house, not in the out house. he s still the vice president, out campaigning. never more effectively. my sense is that the president, while he s not happy about what happened, is more forgiving in the short-term than some of the people around the president who are so protective of the obama brand. so protective and say if the president is going to have a political problem or stumble, then let s let the president do