Former cabinet members who write "tell all" books can be a liability to a lame duck president. Example: Leon Panetta, who served as defense secretary and CIA chief for Barack Obama, is laying bare some disagreements he had with his boss. What he's saying is good for the American people to know.



Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is being candid about his party's leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, D-Nev. In response to a question during a campaign debate Warner said the Senate "could perhaps do better" than the ultra-partisan Reid.




"... our economy is telling a remarkable story." - President Obama.
"... a lot of folks are hurting ... the middle-class has been clobbered." - Vice President Joe Biden.