he went down the list of the things he would repeal. he didn't tell us what he would replace them with. it is a choice right now between two alternatives and i think president obama's is based in the realitity of the decisions we must make together as a people if we want a better and stronger economy and those are not the sort of prescriptions governor romney has. >> what about next week's vice presidential debate? do you think there's something in this debate that joe biden should be paying attention to? >> i think he should continue to press the romney/ryan ticket on their specific plans and their specific promises. a $5 trillion tax cut is going to have to come on the backs of the middle class whether in the form of more expensive college tuition or more expensive medicare or more expensive taxes. they're in this la la land just saying trust us we've got you covered. that's not the way the world works.