endorse barack obama for president in the 2008 campaign. pretty amazing. reporting live from the white house today, thank you. for more on this, let s turn to mary kissel joining us now. great to see you both. let me start with you, we just heard the reporting from ed henry. it s ironic that one of the biggest unions is now upset with somebody they really support in president obama. there are two big ironies here, the first is, you wouldn t have had obama care if the labor unions hadn t backed president obama and nancy pelosi, the law wouldn t have existed without their support for those political campaigns. but secondly, the white house wanted to pivot away from talking about obama care and use income equality to do that, now you have the unions using income inequality to pivot back to obama care. it s very uncomfortable for the
secretary of state hillary clinton clinton today backing the right of egyptians to protest, also calling on the government to reform itself while experts tell us mubarak is far from being toppled, robert gibbs made a point not specifically expressing support for him. the heat is on. maybe begin? megyn: indeed, greg palkot. thank you. folks you have heard from the analysts. now hear from the voters. the president has less authority and less power to get things done. it s like a third wheel on a hot date. i want him to get out of the way and let the economy roll. megyn: what our focus group thought of president obama s state of the union address last night. frank luntz with a special presentation for america live , next. arizona saw weeks of protest after passing a new law that cracks down on illegal immigration. now california is considering a similar move but there is one big problem. plus, you might know
you got to really worry. rich, thank you so much for being here. have you heard enough from the pundits when it comes to the president s state of the union speech? next up you will hear from the people who really matter, americans on main street. he hasn t accomplished anything. he has the greatest legislative accomplishments of any president first two years of anybody. check the facts. don t just speak what you hear on talk radio shows. what he said is right. i m afraid of everything he accomplished that is the problem. everything he is accomplished is scaring me for my future. that is not all that this focus group had to say. frank luntz, he on hannity last night. he did his own special focus group for us. last night. he will break the issues down that defined the next election. he will play that for you in the next 20 minutes. house leader eric cantor has a stern warning for states that want to declare bankruptcy. there is talk about changing the law so they can get out of
to assertions made by the president and those that band the law repeatedly, including as late as last night. joining me now, simon rosenberg, president of a left-leaning think tank. and chris plant, the chris plant radio show. my apologies, because this just crossed. the chief actuary is richard foster. there s a hearing going on right now. they re trying to look at how the healthcare law is affecting jobs. this guy has gun back to the healthcare law itself and the promises made behind it saying that it likely will not hold costs down and will not let everyone keep their current health insurance if they like it. just last night, chris, the president said that medicare and medicaid, the costs associated with, the health insurance law will slow the
troubles. what s the temperature today in l.a. reporter: 80. do you hate me? megyn: smart man. reporter: we ll keep you up to speed on this weather, though, for the next two hours. megyn: appreciate that. lawmakers are capitol hill be holding two key hearings today on healthcare reform, not general healthcare reform and the law and whether to repeal it, but specifically focused on the impact that this law is having on jobs. they say it s a hearing that should have been held prior to the law passing but never was. now the reap cans in charge say, it s about time. the big question with unemployment pushing 9.5%, will this overhaul cost jobs or prevent employers from hiring? jim angle, live in washington. reporter: even the president