to reflect criticism. listen to what he has to say. >> right now, obama and the democrats are in charge of everything. they have nobody to blame. if republicans are in charge of one or both houses of congress, suddenly there is a whipping boy for the democrats. >> of course, that's exactly what bill clinton did after he lost congress in 1994. it worked fairly well, steve. >> yeah, he did. there is one major difference. president obama largely passed his liberal agenda. president clinton didn't. his healthcare plan failed. so president obama has to defend this again and again and again. he has to answer for an economy that's continuing to teeter on a non-recovery. i think those two things combined, he may be able to maneuver to get to the point he can make that argument but it will be tough. >> he will make the case that the republicans have been the party of no. that's where i disagree with you. you say obama didn't reach out and do business with