RON KLAIN:
Well, I don't know about feelings being hurt. I agree with what Craig said a minute ago, though, which is that if you are going to give him this ongoing day-to-day operational management responsibility, how that's going to conflict against the political burdens of the vice presidency, even if he himself isn't running for president, the burdens of advancing his party's cause in the midterm elections, ultimately advancing President Bush's efforts to get re-elected making those trips to Iowa and New Hampshire if not for his own benefit, to assuage party activists but on behalf of the sitting president. All that work will have to be done if not by him by somebody else. And if by him, then the question is: What sort of management structure will be in place to deal with the erraticness of him being there and him not being there. Again, what I'm struck by is this is a White House with people like Andy Card, Josh Bolden, Karen Hughes, very, very strong, talented people. And having a vice president managing that process, it's not clear to me how well that will work over time.
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