for the first time in a very long time, kyra. we have six months in a row of jobs created. boom, boom, boom, more than 100,000 jobs created. that hasn t happened since 2006. think about that, since 2006 that we have been able to put together 6 1/2 months. that was also better than anybody expected. i want to really give you some perspective here because, kyra, as you know, this is a political story, as well. on the campaign trail you hear how this is the obama economy or how president obama is responsible for your job being lost. this is that incredible recession and financial crisis. financial crisis first and then the recession. this was, this was horrible for the american worker and the american economy. and then it was very careful start i mean, these gains here you had to have census and hiring and stimulus to get anything going and we had all these concerns about a double dip recession and now at the end of last year, you re starting to see slow and steady improvement
that follows, as you know. joe johns is in conway, south carolina. joe, you were at a romney event this morning. what kind of reception did he get? i got to tell you, a lot of energy here. this is conway, south carolina. very healthy size crowd. it s clear he s bringing everything he s got. the governor of south carolina, nikki haley was here, john mccain, the guy who won the primary here four yeerb years a here. very well received. somebody in the crowd called john mccain a hero and he responded, essentially, that he was not. but i have to tell you, this is a real contrast to an event last night out in the charleston landing area where it was much more subdued. so, he s basically, you know, trying to get ahead of the game, romney knows he s doing well in the polls up in new hampshire. so he decided to come down here to south carolina where,