doing enough for the people that want to invest. the meantime, china is eating our lunch. >> that's right. we are talking about the wrong issues. the congress is doing nothing. meanwhile, china investing in high speed rail, investing in solar, investing in wind, now has the world's fastest super computer, file more patents than the united states this year. >> file more patents than the united states this year? >> in fact, may pass the united states in manufacturing output this year and next and we are dawdling. >> scott paul, always great to have you with us tonight. >> thank you. . thank you so much. now let's get some rapid-fire response from the panel on these stories. republican leaders, mcconnell and boehner, they are snubbing president obama's invitation to attend tonight's state different. and sarah palin's unpopularity hits an all-time high, but of course, the tea peat partiers they still love her. with us tonight, bill press, nationally syndicated radio talk show host and with us tonight, john feehery, republican strategist and president of quinn gillespie communication. gentlemen, good tough with us tonight. the state different, john, i got