Is The Obama Administration Transparent?

" It's interesting when you remove yourself for just a moment -- from the the news and the news flow and heat. Will eat you got angry about yesterday said I'm not dealing on 24 hour news cycle. We're so tied to which we measure every single thing that comes out of his mouth or any member of this administration. And the American people feel like they want him to succeed. The problem is that the bipartisan politics right now. Is on fire because heat is expecting the American people to sign off on some of the biggest changes. That we've seen in decades and one of the deepest recessions in our history. That's asking a lot of people who weren't losing jobs and face higher taxes are higher bills due to energy bills you know utility -- things of that nature. Always willing to go for the last night will."

" Think that -- makes the right point which is the devil's in the details I think if you look at the polls even with all that you just sad. The majority of Americans do think health care has to be fixed maturity and business people think health -- have to be fixed. The majority of Americans are even willing to pay higher taxes in order to insure the uninsured if they feel that they're it's going to be. A system that works. And I think what everybody is wrestling with is how we create a system that rewards quality outcomes not volumes of procedures and that is that transform -- task."

" Yesterday though at that President Obama as he uses a strongman and his. Press conferences and in his speeches -- his responses to say that. But that people who are against this are just supposed to and they just don't want any change that's not the case I do agree. -- the majority of people agreed that the status quo is unacceptable and it comes to health care and that's not the people are just against it to be a guest of arrogance and they have come up with. Alternatives and different ideas and that some of the Democrats. On Capitol Hill have come up with some ideas but they're not being hurt either that not even be allowed to take their bills through the committee. And that is a concern if you're actually really trying to solve the problem."

" How much of this exposure to bill and then John is a dangerous thing you need. We all knew that we were going to get a more transparent president and we liked the fact that we've we've sort of seen the White House opened up its doors. But I would assume at some point that wears off at the American people say you've got a job to deal and you're trying to elbow holding things I'm seeing a lot of you may be different good thing."

" The -- so let's just Twitter FaceBook the media have changed to such as three never -- or even cable anymore now its all kinds of social media think FaceBook and Twitter. And MySpace all the others he's gotta you gotta cater to the new generation of voters and Americans who just love -- who who love Twitter. And he's got to -- them by includes them on their terms. I opened his danger quite yet -- knows what I do about this being the White House herself I think so far he's doing pretty well keep people calm and optimistic which is the biggest job on wall."

" I don't think so if you look at the numbers. The numbers actually show that people actually aren't feeling that way the numbers are going down tonight but they'll -- that -- yeah yeah but if you lose fifteen points with your independence -- that. That is -- concern isn't going to happen that the policies have been fleshed out but I also challenge you guys really think how transparent isn't really. You know what -- what with a with a with a transparent to the people are looking for alleged that opened up to like come in and see our house and what it looks like and if you don't let his parents against enough building -- problem yet and that but it's but look -- transparency are you looking for and I would argue that it's actually not been in the people who. I helped elect Barack Obama has said that they want in my transparency with and the promises about having bills online for five days and now the White House realizes that's unrealistic. But a lot of things on paper. The policies -- the second I think."

" You're right that you have to sort of set what you're you know values and goals are and then you strive to achieve them you -- I think there was -- in my view very positive move in how we're accounting for some of what were previously off balance sheet liabilities I think that's. But he caught transparency or not I think that's positive I think effort to allow more comments. And to show through in pop -- use of technology how to track where money's going I think that's a positive. I think if -- the same time there's going to be disappointments. Both in terms of living up to what those goals are and in terms of starts and stops with some of."

" program and a few questions and we talked about this last night I I believe what's going to happen the end of this year if you're gonna have a situation where. The prison instead here's the five things I wanted to accomplish and he had warned of plans to do that the what you're going to get when it that's also have done. Ensuring they get a passage of health care reform perhaps you can get an energy bill what is going to be so watered down that it is going to be a shadow of what they wanted it to be. That the president will be able to claim victory the Republicans will be able fable wait a second we -- seven things off the list of things that he wanted to accomplish. What does that can get you ability end of the day if we spent all this time he never get a watered down version concerned legislation not."

" If you come at a kind of perspective that you don't necessary like -- policies and that is a very good thing. But if you coming up from that perspective of look we we and investors as we try to pass a security reform major effort to try to immigration reform major effort. Both on when Republicans were in the -- we couldn't get our big reform efforts passed in the -- we wanted to get them passed either and so. I think that. Congress does not move us fast and -- America does not change as fast as some people in the media -- for our new cycle might try to get you."

" To change and the stakes are so high right now for. America cut just for my frustration that candidly I think that there is going to be -- report card at the end of the year. And that these are not just issues that the administration has decided on these their priorities. These are issues that are high -- issues some 14000 Americans are losing their health care every day. So if we get at the end of the year a bill that he is so watered down to not transform things. That's going to be a problem not politically but substantively. Great points are guys we have to leave it there being crafty and John thank you guys very much great conversation to be continued and hopefully we'll get an interview with the press."