I've got to imagine he's adjusting expectations and trying to frame the conversation before the likely stories about how much Gibbs is going to make in the private sector.
After Peter Orszag's move to the private sector generated a non-trivial brouhaha, it'd be more surprising if he didn't.
After Peter Orszag's move to the private sector generated a non-trivial brouhaha, it'd be more surprising if he didn't.