have a job within three months, according to the president. and he talked about the importance of investing in education. >> we created a foundation for those of us to prosper. somebody gave me an education. i wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. >> before the speech, the president met with four of the students, one of them, david palmer, a vietnam veteran, who worked as a truck driver for 23 years before they phased him out. thanks to a government-funded job training initiative, david is learning a brand-new trade. >> 60 years old and starting a new career. >> that's pretty exciting. >> it is very exciting to me. >> let me tell you, once somebody's been a marine, they can nail just about anything. >> that's what they tried to drum into my head at boot camp, so i guess that's right. >> you kind of get the feeling president obama is just a heck of a lot better than this than mitt romney. let's turn to bob shrum, democratic strategist and professor at nyu, and i want to preface my comments to you, bob,