mantra you three were able to uncover. >> basically the mantra these days is please, mr. president, don't do it, just don't do it. this is frustration and resignation among white house officials with the president's behavior. they have gotten to the point where they are not able to influence him and influence him not to do something. they are shifting their thinking and preparing for how they deal with aftermath of what he does. it is a different approach to the job but it is a point of frustration. one detail from our story, the president and his team have been reaching out the try to hire more professionals, more people to come onto the white house staff. jeff morrill has been in talks with them. laura ingraham, the talk radio host. scott reed who is a veteran republican establishment figure, a strategist at the chamber of commerce all have been in discussions with the white house and are not coming in to join this staff. so the president is not able to recruit the kinds of talent that