and i appreciate them taking that action, but they left most of the jobs plan just sitting there. in light of the headwinds that we're facing right now, i urge them to reconsider. >> my take on this, it's time for the president to go big, force the republicans to say no to a big jobs bill that would actually put millions of people back to work. nia covers politics for "the washington post." she's been on the road with governor romney. and selange is an msnbc political analyst. i have to start with joan. what's left in that so-called american jobs bill. it has a nice cover on it. we like the term american. we like the term jobs. and the word bill's okay if it's passed. since it's not passed, you can call it whatever you want. the american jobs thought, the american jobs notion, but it's not passed at all. >> prayer. >> prayer. perfect. it's not been passed. why doesn't the president -- if they're going to say no, as i've been saying to spam, which is