At the same time, Carville said both political parties have similar positions on foreign affairs issues.

"Except for Vietnam, since World War II, there has not been much disagreement between the parties on issues of foreign policy," Carville said.

Although addressing issues such as campaign finance reform is important, McCurry said that Clinton's efforts are still heavily focused on education, health care and other such national issues.

"That's what his legacy will be and that's what his responsibility must be," McCurry said.

The panelists also discussed instances of leakage of news stories to the press and the role of government officials in the process.

"One obligation we have in government is to force more people to attach names to their comments," McCurry said. "We've tried at the White House, as much as possible, to keep people on the record".

McCurry said that the president has accepted that his coverage in the media will consist of a mixed bag of stories.

"I read in newspapers how frustrated, exasperated and angry the President is, but he's not," McCurry said. "He just knows he's going to suffer a lot of untrue and unfair coverage."