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David Gregory writes: On Sunday's show, White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett was quick to point out the commander in chief's recent legislative victories. She called START "the president's single most important foreign policy accomplishment," and said it was
the most successful treaty in decades.
But I wanted to ask Jarrett - who has known the president for more than 20 years - about his leadership style. He has been accused of not being the Obama of the '08 campaign, not being the inspirational candidate. So has he transitioned by giving up on the idea of changing Washington, and, in a sense, lowered his goals?
Jarrett told me no:
"I think the president that we are seeing now is-- is the same person that I've known for over 20 years. When the President was in the State Senate, he had a reputation for being able to work very closely with-- people on the other side of the aisle. And forge that compromise that's pragmatic. He never lets the perfect be the enemy of the good. And I think that that's his reputation. Early on in the Administration, I think the Republicans made a concerted decision to really oppose what we did. And I think we what saw after the midterm is a president who said, 'I'm gonna reach out more. I'm gonna try harder.' And they reciprocated. And that's, I think, what the people want." She also weighed in on the strained relationship the president has with business, and what we can expect next year. Jarrett foresees an "enormous amount of cooperation around exports, around free trade," and a free trade agreement with Korea.
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