The President's been enormously focused, as you know -- I was in a meeting with him earlier today where the discussion -- we spent some time talking about Hurricane Sandy and the lasting impact that that terrible storm has had on the residents of New Jersey and New York and some parts of Connecticut.

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And the question was, question posed to all of us, I suppose, was who do you feel more comfortable with as commander in chief when that phone rings at an ungodly hour?

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And as frustrating as the waiting has been, I felt it was improper to come to you with sketchy reports, or possibly even erroneous statements, which would then have to be corrected, creating even more doubt and confusion.

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"With you, I'd go anywhere, " he was quoted as telling another woman.

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As I think you remember, on his Asia trip he worked with Boeing -- there was an announcement of a major trade deal that represents a significant growth in that industry.

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Ms. SIMON: And I know that you have a relationship with John as an ad hoc mentee, when John was in prison and you were being such - of such great help to him.

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Combine this with a deliberate forgetfulness and you end up with what I saw on Fox TV the other day as I was trundling through my stationary bike exercise: Ollie North interviewing Rupert Murdoch on some history program.

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