perils in an article out today. he said, quote, but watch for the bipartisan gang of six an conservative allies at tim geithner s treasury department. to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. it saves the country from faltering in national debt. . it the furnt script is followed, republicans will be the big winners, aborting a fragile recovery humbling the president and undercutting his reelection chances. but man who will settle all this of course is president obama. he is on a two-day jobs tour. but will he listen to that progressive message that is now finally resounding throughout country? that s what we really have to see. joining me now is one of those economists pushing the pro spending report for job creation, professor at uc berkeley and former labor secretary under president