The governors react to Obama

From NBC's Mark Murray ABOARD A TRAIN FROM PHILADELPHIA TO WASHINGTON, DC -- Democratic governors who attended this morning's meeting with Obama in Philadelphia said they were impressed with the president-elect's listening skills and engagement, as well as his commitment to make the state's full partners in trying to solve the nation's economic troubles. Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer told First Read that Obama and Vice President-elect Biden said they wanted to hear the governors' opinions. "You hear that all the time in politics, but here is something I saw both Joe Biden and Barack Obama doing -- I saw them taking notes." Schweitzer continued, "If you've been involved in political meetings, there is a dance that's done, and that's where the politician says, 'Now I want to hear your ideas.' And somebody will stand up and say something. [But] they don't take any notes, and they don't ask any questions back. So you're not even sure they're listening. But in this case, he was responding ... (link)