it. we have a shale gas boom. we are squeezing the coal industry. coal companies are going out of business because of regulation. that is hurting middle class and working class jobs. listen, i m a union guy. my dad was an iron worker, okay? i believe in unions. i like em. but i want the union people to go to work. this president promised shovel-ready jobs during the stimulus package. money was not used for as a matter of fact, he laughs about this. shovel-ready jobs did not get much of that stimulus package. slim da got a lot of this stuff. bill: this poll also found a clear majority, 55%, believe that they will be better a year from now. i wonder if that number was at 55% a year ago? yeah. american people are generally optimistic. i will say this, i think the media plays a role here. the media has given this president a pass on this economy. obamanomics, if you rook at it in a rational way, has not worked well. yet you don t read that on the front page of the new york times. bi