The discussion lasted about an hour and a half. The official transcript of the on-the-record portion of it was 325 words long. We are allowed, however, to report on the atmospherics. So I can say that the president was at times combative, refused to get drawn very far into this year’s races, does not at all seem worn down or defeated, and was very candid–and that I wish I could say more.
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Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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