housing prices rise. herald if you re walking around-the-house and not watching the tv set. 31% of americans approve of the president s handling of the economy. 65% disapprove. you contrast this with record low numbers for the republican party now, harold, boy washington is out of favor. and this what she has to do is take the best of what he s done and also talk about a change and reform and where we take america. i would agree with steve. what have we done in a positive since for middle class america? it s hard to deny our car companies are where they are we were afraid to take risks there too. there s no doubt. the economy is not where we want it to be. he s seen job growth every month. is it where it should be? of course not. it s almost like the challenge after clinton and reagan how did george w. handle. you got to take the best of what they do and then talk about a