any incumbent today from or ren hatch to barack obama has got to be concerned because the american electorate is frustrated. the president has got to work his butt off and build a strong campaign and raise the money he can. that's what he's doing. i think if anybody ought to panic right now and some of them are, it's republicans who feel that they may end up with ludser rick perry as their nominee. that's the panic, ron, admit it. >> i wouldn't admit that, bill. republicans are in great shape right now. it's not true. i would take a perry or mitt romney or any of the republican contenders vying for the president up against this president and his record and his approval numbers. >> let's talk about the jobs bill quickly because the president is parentally running into trouble from democrats. here's what a few told the "new york times" today. joe manchin, quote, i have