>> if you can't get trade agreements from the south koreans, if it weren't for -- we ro protected that country for 60 years. can't get a trade agreement. that says something ominous about our standing in the world. >> this is not about president obama. i have my problems with president obama but this is staff work that was inadequate. the fact that it unravelled or the president decided he couldn't go forward suggests that there is not the clarity of purpose there should be. >> if that's true -- >> these are the smartest people who have ever walked upright. right? obama is the most brilliant campaign. >> i disagree because this seems to be the trademark president bush. he did this with healthcare and didn't learn what the healthcare system is like. they went parading around the