leader tom daschle, a friend of rouse, says "he loves cats, and the way to suck up to pete is to get him sort of a cat gift of some kind." from here on out, the road to the oval office goes through pete rouse, for those looking for a little time with the president, we suggest a scratching post or a little catnip. thank you for watching "state of the union." i'm candy crowley in washington. for our international viewers "world report" is next. for empbs, "fareed zakaria gps" starts right now. >>> this is "gps" the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. the big news on the foreign policy front is that the afghan government is in secret talks with the taliban, not so secret anymore. regular viewers and readers know i've been advocating this for year. don't expect miracles. but the idea of talking to the people we're fighting with makes sense. most civil wars end with some

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. >> worked for tom daschle, has widespread respect. but submerged his own ego. that was the historic pattern for staff people. peter orszag and rahm emanuel were entirely different. you mentioned peter orszag leaving. his first public move after leaving was to write a column pulling the rug out from under his former boss on the tax issue. the question of putting people in positions of power on the staff when they have their own ambitions and agendas will come at some point in conflict. >> we want see pete rouse on sunday talk shows. >> no, we won't. this is inside, but i think it got bush in trouble initially to have it tight group of people around him. it is already getting obama into trouble.

there is a long background with tom daschle in leadership in the senate so he knows the hill. and he has a good reputation among republicans on the hill. so you know, i think there's a lot to commend at least as a transitional figure. he is not guaranteeed this job from now on it is a difficult position to be in. and obama may need to reconstitute his administration in reaction to an electoral reversal in the midterm and you may need some kind of high profile, you know, outreach. >> a howard baker type or something like that. >> that's possible. >> but only after the election. >> mike sell right. the key is november 3rd. i mean when the president has to stand up there and say i heard you. that's got to be the opening line, i heard you, given the results but pete rouse does have a passion for anonymity and there will be no style profile pieces on him in the "washington post". he won't be seen at the cafe milano or the fancy water holes around town. that isn't his style. that isn't who he is. he is the staff person who submerges his own ego and ambition in the service of his pri

there is a long background with tom daschle in leadership in the senate so he knows the hill. and he has a good reputation among republicans on the hill. so you know, i think there's a lot to commend at least as a transitional figure. he is not guaranteeed this job from now on it is a difficult position to be in. and obama may need to reconstitute his administration in reaction to an electoral reversal in the midterm and you may need some kind of high profile, you know, outreach. >> a howard baker type or something like that. >> that's possible. >> but only after th election. >> mike sell right. the key is november 3rd. i mean when the president has to stand up there and say i heard you. that's got to be the opening line, i heard you, given the results but pete rouse does have a passion for anonymity and there will be no style profile pieces on him in the "washington post". he won't be seen at the cafe milano or the fancy water holes around town. that isn't his style. that isn't who he is. he is the staff person who submerges his own ego and ambition in the service of his prin

plus tom daschle. a showdown over >> sean: if it is true all politics local man overstar is in trouble. he's had just one donor from inside his district. the contribution was $500. supporters outside the district dumped more than $230,000 into his campaign. unfortunately, none of those donors will be able to vote for him. >> sean: so the truth is getting out. 800 billion dollars later, president obama is admitting the cornerstone of his stimulus sales pitch was a farce. remember when the anointed one promised the recovery act would instantly inject money into the u.s. economy? remember when he said it would immediately put americans back to work thanks to shovel-ready projects across the country? that's no longer the case in an interview with the "new york times" he now acknowledges there's no such thing as shovel-ready projects. no such thing? what exactly did he mean when he said this? >> the president: i think we can get a lot of work done fast. when i met with the governors, all of them have projec

. >> and still ahead, senate majority leader tom daschle joining us on midterm madness and his book "get it done." and also comedy central's stephen colbert, and jon stewart are going to join their forces to restore sanity and or fear and that is not the only surprise from last night's show. >> stevphen? hi, stephen? >> yes! >> this it is, "daily show" audience, look under your seats! >> look under your seats. >> what is under there? >> you are going to the rally. you are going to the rally. you are going to the rally! you can compare rates side by side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. wow! that is huge! [ disco playing ] and this is to remind you that you could save hundreds! yeah, that'll certainly stick with me. we'll take it. go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. [ female announcer ] start your morning... hey. what are you doing up? i thought i'd take a drive before work. want to come? [ female announcer ] or make his day. yeah. [ female announcer ] maxwell house gives you a rich,

the chief of staff to tom daschle, why not get the real tom daschle? >> well, you know, i don't know if the real tom daschle was asked. but, you know, rouse has worked with obama for years now. back to his -- >> i guess i'm just saying why not bring in the way howard baker came in to rescue the reagan presidency, someone who can go on tell vision and negotiate with foreign leaders who can be this bigger figure? >> maybe this is a reset button but not an entire reboot button. >> good point. >> maybe, you know, rouse has been in the white house, you know, senior adviser, and -- >> knows no-drama obama. >> and clearly obama is comfortable with him and his style. i assume he has a new mission and instructions for him. >> the other point being that you'll have a change in the national security team. we all know that jim jones is going to be leaving, and you're clearly seeing a change still to be evolving in the economic side, so why not have one central player who is known, trusted, well liked, and can coordinate with all these other new faces? >> but also

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senate majority leader and author of "getting it done" tom daschle. good morning to you, senator. >> good morning, gretchen. >> so you believe that the american people are going to change their minds, the majority of them and agree with you that it was the right thing to get health care reform done? >> well, you know, gretchen, when you break it down and you ask about the specifics in this legislation, there's overwhelming support. people want more confidence that they're going to be able to keep their insurance. they want to believe that we can find a better way to ensure that everybody is covered and we can control costs. and so as you bak it down, i'm very encouraged by what the american people are saying about this legislation. >> did you happened to see any of the town hall meetings that started last summer where the people were so angry about health care reform? >> well, i think people have a right to be angry. the current circumstances are just deplorable. we've got about 50 million people uninsured. the costs are going up dramatically and we'r

tomorrow on the show, tom daschle talking midterm politics and his book "getting it done." plus the founder and ceo of susan g.komen race for the cure. >>> hey, andrea. we're keeping an eye on a lot of stories, including a record number of americans facing foreclosure. why some lawmakers are silent on this crisis that could cripple the housing market as it tries to recover. >>> and a judge wants her own reality show, so she tapes some of the action in the courtroom. the trouble is, she didn't tell anyone she was doing it, and now she's in hot water. michael smerconish wants to talk about that one. >>> and imagine the shock that this image -- the shock around the world. now the man at the center of this historic moment in american history is selling off one of his most prized possessions. this is msnbc. it's finally me o'clock. time for jell-o. try new chocolate mint sensation. ♪ [ upbeat instrumental ]ock. time for jell-o. [ rattling ] [ gasps ] [ rattling ] [ laughing ] [ announcer ] close enough just isn't good enough. - if your car is in an accident, - [ laughing conti

i come from the state of george mcgovern and tom daschle, and now we're looking at this blue dog democrat who is honestly a liar on health care, a liar on foreign policy. and the republican alternative that we have in south dakota this year, well, she's a tea party candidate who supports medicaid and medicare and social security but not obama care. and the differences are, you know, her 30-second tv commercials about how government health care is bad. yet, you know, she supports unbelieveably huge health care programs and as a 23-year-old voter i just feel very confused, very lied to. host: are you leaning towards stephanie herseth sand lynn or chris teen known? >> host: i'm leaning toward the independent honestly. i liked darble. the first year i ever voted was 2004 and i turned 18 that year, and i liked senator daschle. for south dakota. and he lost in a very close race here. host: thanks for the call. we'll continue to have our live coverage during the course of the day, the president in cleveland, ohio, the alaska senate debate. a rebro cast of a debate. and in a moment the one and on

. >> worked for tom daschle, was on the hill for 30 years, a guy who has widespread trust and respect. but submerged his own ego. that is the historic pattern for staff people. peter orszag and rahm emanuel were entirely different . peter orzsag posture first move after leaving was to write a column pulling the rug out from his old boss on the taxes. the question of putting people into power on the the staff when they have their own ambitions and agendas is going to come at some point in conflict. >> you will not see pete rouse on sunday talk shows. >> no, we will. this is really inside, but i think it that bush into trouble eventually to have a tight little group of people around. i think it is already getting obama in trouble. it is not a question of bringing in an outsider as chief of staff. it is making sure if you actually have contacts with a lot of other people. i don't mean in the political sense. i mean actually talking to them, doing a few less media interviews and a few more chats with, let's say, business leaders who really disagree with him on some things. you can actuall

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he was the chief 06 staff to the former democratic leader tom daschle. so he decides to higher the saviest person if the summit. should have been a sign. but steve ralph has played a certain roll until his presidential campaign. at the white house he has been a problem solver. if someone expanded the attention the expansion stan of rahm emanuel, pete ralphs would get this he would be a sign the portfolio of guantanamo bay. i think he is a strong chief of staff >>. we call it interim. >> he had a big presence. on the house side pete rouse on the snath side. are people sad to see rahm emanuel? >> i think so. i think the difference is that his relationship was the member to member. and i think pete ralph's strength is well known among people. he does bring to that beyond the member level just an institutional know-how. and i think this also tills you something about the president. which is that he went for comfort zone. there was a lot of talk. ok. it's after two years. this is a very insular white house. and he wept for somebody he's known for years. he's

. >> worked for tom daschle, has widespread respect. but submerged his own ego. that was the historic pattern for staff people. peter orszag and rahm emanuel were entirely different. you mentioned peter orszag leaving. his first public move after leaving was to write a column pulling the rug out from under his former boss on the tax issue. the question of putting people in positions of power on the staff when they have their own ambitions and agendas will come at some point in conflict. >> we want see pete rouse on sunday talk shows. >> no, we won't. this is inside, but i think it got bush in trouble initially to have it tight group of people around him. it is already getting obama into trouble. it is not a question of getting an outsider as chief of staff. it is making sure you have contact with a lot of other people. i don't mean the political sense. i mean actually talking to them and doing a few less media interviews and a few more talks with business leaders who you really disagree with on some things. >> colby, with all of them gone, will there be a change

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. >> worked for tom daschle, has widespread respect. but submerged his own ego. that was the historic pattern for staff people. peter orszag and rahm emanuel were entirely different. you mentioned peter orszag leaving. his first public move after leaving was to write a column pulling the rug out from under his former boss on the tax issue. the question of putting people in positions of power on the staff when they have their own ambitions and agendas will come at some point in conflict. >> we want see pete rouse on sunday talk shows. >> no, we won't. this is inside, but i think it got bush in trouble initially to have it tight group of people around him. it is already getting obama into trouble. it is not a question of getting an outsider as chief of staff.. it is making sure you have contact with a lot of other people. i don't mean the political sense. i mean actually talking to them and doing a few less media interviews and a few more talks with business leaders who you really disagree with on some things. >> colby, with all of them gone, will there be a change

prior to that he worked for tom daschle and durbin and he's referred to a the 101st senator because of all of those years he served on capitol hill. he may be a fresh face to many he is far from an unknown quality in congress. >> thank you, tom. >>> not the only one leaving. coast guard admiral thad allen is trading in the gulf coast for possibly the golf course. he is moving on to his retirement. he was on the brink of retiring from the coast guard when the gulf oil spill began in april. president obama hand picked him to head the cleanup. >>> the rain has stopped falling but the cleanup is continuing tonight. still ahead on the edge, a live report from one of the county's hardest hit by the severe weather which swept through the region. >>> is more rain on the way? your weekend forecast is coming up. . >>> it's just awesome. that's all i can say. thank you all so much. >> and a maryland woman moved to tears after a community comes together to get her out of a home which didn't have plumbing or heat. . >>> police are trying to figure out how a car crashed into the basement of a house

. >> worked for tom daschle, as widespread respect and trust. submerged his own ego. that was the pattern for staff people. peter orszag and rahm emanuel were entirely different. you mentioned peter orszag leaving. his first public move once he got out was to write a column pulling the rug out from his former boss on the tax issue. there is a question of putting people in positions of power on staff when they have their own ambitions, their own agendas, and it will some point come in conflict. >> you will not see pete rouse on the sunday talk shows. >> no, we won't. i think that bush into trouble eventually to help a tight group of people around him. it is already getting obama into trouble. it is not a question of bringing in an outsider as the chief of staff. it is making sure you actually have contact with a lot of other people. i don't mean in the political sense. i mean actually talking to them, doing a few less media interviews and a few more chats with, let's say, business leaders who really disagree with him about some things. you can actually learn something.

the last time a majority leader face this had much trouble was tom daschle in 2004. he went down. >> and he was majority leader at the time as well. are you traveling with president obama. las vegas always has stars in town but the political billing seems to be stacking up as we mentioned. why so much focus on nevada? >> reporter: because, two reasons. number one, the symbolic value for republicans, to take out another senate majority leader, that's huge. the president, that's why in part he came here. secondly, every single senate race is basically the one that could determine who controls that chamber. there are so many that are too close to call. this is just one of them. and that's why the president was here. a couple days ago vice president biden was here. we just learned that first lady michelle obama is coming on november 1st. one day before the election. look, if senator reid was not in trouble, you wouldn't have this much star power. they're coming out because the white house is very nervous. >> there's some indicators for sure. reid has held that senate sea

i asked him about when he worked for tom daschle. that's when he worked on capitol hill and was the senate minority leader. he said his job my basic role to make sure everything stays on track and help out here and there and on controversial issues not just political in south dakota but matters of principle. the same thing we expect pete rouse to do now that he's the interim chief of staff at the white house. go to cnnpolitics.com to check out that story. one of the main jobs he'll have regardless if he stays as chief of staff or senior adviser is helping president obama get reelected. you know there's this hypothetical question out there of whether hillary clinton will challenge president obama. it's not going to happen, but gallup has put out a poll. the poll shows that in fact president obama would defeat hillary clinton. t.j.? >> always interesting to talk about, though. mark, we appreciate you. your next cnnpolitics.com update next hour. [ water ] hey, it's me water. so, you want me to be super amazing right from the faucet, but

many of you remember pete as the top aide to then senator -- senate majority leader tom daschle. he is professionally known as the 101st senator. from the moment i became a u.s. senator, he has been one of my closest and essential advisers. he was my chief of staff in the senate and helped orchestrate and advise my presidential campaign. he has served as one of my senior advisers here at the white house. in that role, he has taken on a series of legislative and management changes with clarity and common purpose. there's a saying around the fixte house," let's let pete it." [laughter] he does. he is known as a skillful problem solver and the good news is that we have plenty of problems to solve. [laughter] i am extraordinarily grateful to him that he has agreed to service our interim chief of staff and i look forward very much to working with them in this new role. obviously, these two gentlemen have slightly different styles. [laughter] i mentioned for example -- this is a couple of years ago -- i pointed out that when rahm was a kid lost part of his figure in an accident. it was

. >> well, pete rouse, the former tom daschle chief of staff on capitol hill and chief of staff now looks to be the likeliest candidate on an interim basis, maybe a permanent basis, that's in the going to show the solarty, if that's the word. >> not just inside cleveland, the inside the beltway. >> the president is at the oval office and that man and his policies running the country. >> paul: i don't think it matters. >> i don't think it matters, listen, rahm emanuel, he is no shrinking violet. he gave force a new meaning, he's in your face, not reluctant to tell the president what he thought. if he failed, no one could succeed, i don't think in that role because the president has proven himself to be inflectionable. when he went into the back yards this week to talk about economic policy and talk to people who are unemployed, he was basically repeating to them the same agenda that he was talking about the first week of his presidency, such as his clean technology agenda and things like that. and you know, the reason the democrats are out there running, having done nothing on the tax cut

many of you remember pete as the then-aide to tom daschle. he was known as the 101st senator. from the moment i became a u.s. seine to he has been my closest and central advisers. he was my chief of staff in the senate. he helped orchestrate and advise my presidential campaign. he has served as one of my senior advisers here at the white house. in that role, he has taken on a legislative challenge with clarity and common purpose. there is a saying around the white house, let's let pete fix it and he does. pete is known as a skillful problem solver and the good news for him is that we have plenty of problems to solve. so, i amex record to nea extrao to him to serve as interim chief of staff and look forward to working with him in this new role. obviously, these two gentlemen have slightly different styles. i mentioned, for example, this is a couple of years ago, i pointed out that rahm, when he was a kid, had lost part of his finger in an accident and it was his middle finger, so it rendered him mute for a while. pete has never seen a microphone or a tv camera that he likes. [

. >> reporter: as chief of staff to senator tom daschle he received high marks on his handling of the an tracks attacks on daschle's office in -- anthrax attacks on daschle's office in 2001. the 64-year-old cat love her is also a deadhead, big fanned of rock ledge enthe grateful dead and the alleman brothers but as for how long rouse will ramble on in the white house as interim chief of staff is unclear. >> nothing is likely to be decided on chief of staff for several months. >> reporter: but even if the new job title doesn't stick, larry law says he's hosted plenty of power brokers over the years and the mayor is always welcome. >> he's low key and efficient and very friendly. he's one of the nicest guys i have known for years. >> reporter: in washington tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> coming up next the military families nationwide were angry over this game. now the company that makes it is bowing to pressure and trying to end the controversy. >>> and we're 41 hours away from the donovan mcnabb return to philadelphia. coming up in the sports edge the skins talk about shutting down t

daschle. by bringing in pete rouse, you see the obama west wing preparing now for what are going to be political battles over the next two years. the first year with a new congress in some form or another, with a narrow minority or a narrow majority and the presidential scam pain in 2012. >>> oversees tonight in pakistan, video as at least 27 tankers carrying fuel for nato troops in afghanistan were attacked and set on fire overnight. this attack came just a day after pakistan closed a major border crossing to protest a nato helicopter strike that killed three pakistani soldiers. we're joined now by andrea mitchell. andrea, just how deep is the tension tonight between the u.s. and pakistan? >> reporter: it's rising, lester. these new attacks against nato are the latest evidence of that, of rising tension between the u.s. and pakistan. cia director leon panetta was there yesterday, trying to shore up a government that some fear is on the verge of collapse. and now for the first time in seven mo

before that, he was nicknamed 101st senator when he was the chief of staff to tom daschle. by bringing in pete rouse, you see the obama west wing preparing now for what are going to be political battles over the next two years. so first year with a new congress in some form or another, withand the presidenti campaign in 2012. >>> oversees tonight in pakistan, video as at least 27 tankers carrying fuel for nato troops in afghanistan were attacked and set on fire overnight. this attack came just a day after pakistan closed a major border crossing to protest a nato helicopter strike that killed three pakistan i soldier. we're joined now by andrea mitchell. how deep is the tension tonight? >> reporter: these new attacks against nato are the latest evidence of rising tensions between the u.s. and pakistan. cia director leon panetta was there yesterday, trying to shore up a government that some fear is on the verge of collapse. and now for the first time in seven months, osama bin laden has issued a new audiotape. the u.s. believes that bin laden is trying to exploit anger in pak

daschle. by bringing in pete rouse, you see the obama west wing preparing now for what are going to be political battles over the next two years. the first year with new congress in some form or another, with a narrow minority or a narrow majority and the presidential scam pain in 2012. >>> oversees tonight in pakistan, video as at least 27 tankers carrying fuel for nato troops in afghanistan were attacked and set on fire overnight. this attack came just a day after pakistan closed a major rder crossing to protest a nato helicopter strike that killed three pakistani soldiers. we're joined now by andrea mitchell. andrea, just how deep is the tension tonight between the u.s. and pakistan? >> reporter: it's rising, lester. these new attacks against nato are the latest evidenc of that, of rising tension between the u.s. and pistan. cia director leon panetta was there yesterday, trying tohore up a government that some fear is on the verge of collapse. and now for the first time in seven months, osa

he served as chief of staff to former senator tom daschle. dahle was senate minority leader. >>> the bus that fel from an interstate flyover revealed nothing wrong with the bus mechanically. maryland police are trying to figure out why at bus tumbled down a hill onto i-270. some believe the driver may have had a heart attack or seizure. that driver ded and an autopsy is pending. 11 others injured. some of the youngest survivors talked today about the ordeal. >> i have never seen the people in the bus flipping, and me kind of being in the middle. i landed on my feet, but i saw all the people on the floor, and i was really scared. >> i felt my head and looked at my hands and it was all bloody. and then my brother said oh, my gosh. and takes off his shirt and wraps it around my head to stop the bleeding. >> four people injured in the crash remain hospitalized. all are expected to make quick recoveries. >>> coming tonight, stark amounts of rain flooding parts of the carolinas. >> we'll get an early look weekend weather. >> and we'll meet a local

i guess bill frist was probably the first one who did it when he went to campaign against tom daschle. >> yes, but it's a sign of just how polarized our political party system has become. there's no question about it. the parties are a lot more polarized than they were 30 years ago. the american people aren't as polarized as the parties. but the center of the electorate is weaker. more people have flocked toward the extremes. that does make cooperation across party lines more difficult. having said that, i am a bit of an optimist as well. i think there's going to be an early confrontation, particularly if there's a fired- up new majority in the house of representatives with perhaps 80 new representatives beholden in some ways to the tea party people. but speaking as a veteran of the clinton white house, i can tell you that the confrontation comes to an end when one side or another hits a wall, because the american people expect parties who have a share of governing power to be part of the solution and not part of the problem. >> schieffer: we should add, you were in the clinton white

i guess bill frist was probably the first one who did it when he went to campaign against tom daschle. >> yes, but it's a sign of just how polarized our political party system has become. there's no question about it. the parties are a lot more polarized than they were 30 years ago. the american people aren't as polarized as the pears. but the center of the electorate is weaker. more people have flocked toward the extremes. that does make cooperation across party lines more difficult. having said that, i am a bit of an optimist as well. i think there's going to be an early confrontation particularly if there's a fired-up new majority in the house of representatives with perhaps 80 new representatives be holden in some ways to the tea party people but speaking as a veteran of the clinton white house, i can tell you that the confrontation comes to an end when one side or another hits a wall because the american people expect parties who have a share of governing power to be part of the solution and not part of the problem. >> schieffer: we should add, you were in the clinton white house