working. up next, vacation veto. president obama teamed with bill clinton to promote job creation through energy-efficient building projects. and don't think that the president missed an opportunity to nudge congress to pass at least parts of his jobs bill. let's listen. >> we're going to keep pushing congress to make this happen. now's not the time to slam the brakes on the recovery. right now it's time to step on the gas. we need to get this done. and i expect that it's going to get done before congress leaves. otherwise, congress may not be leaving. and we can all spend christmas here together. >> somehow, i don't think that was an invitation to christmas at the white house. up next, just call it the gop reality tv debate. none other than donald trump will moderate a presidential debate in des moines on december 27th. will he tell each candidate at the end of the evening, you're fired? you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. all because so many people came to louisiana... they came to see us in florida...