now for the sideshow. first up, giving it all you've got. vice president joe biden is not pleased with last night's defeat of president obama's jobs bill in the u.s. senate. far from it. in an interview on the "today" show biden was asked why the president did not launch a bipartisan jobs bill many months ago? get ready for his no-holds barred response. >> he not only rolled up his sleeve, we rolled up our sleeves, our pant legs, we were in our gym shorts working like a devil. they made it clear. that under no circumstances are they prepared to pay for anything that we need to do now so we don't raise the debt further in order to help people have jobs. >> well, who got at this jobs bill who is not too big for the republicans to swallow. he made that point. it was meant to be bite-sized and no wonder the frustrations that republicans didn't bite. next up, how is this for a winning endorsement or not? all starts with tennessee today senator kerry todd, a leading