Two Questions

I have two questions re: this situation:

1. Is the President ever “off the record.” (Note: I do not mean to indicate “is” in the sense that Bill Clinton questioned it.)

2. Is it OK for the President to call someone a “jackass”?

An answer to #1: No. President’s must assume every word they speak and write will be subject to dissemination by journalists, pundits, and other information media types who...