sequestration is cutting your emergency unemployment benefits by 10%. no one is looking at the sign filled with all of this jargon in the corner. there is this disconnect between the way we talk about policy in washington and what actually gets through to the american people. and there honestly the political energy is more about the coal industry and obama s coal regulations chgs part which is part of this but not the only thing shaping these people s lives here as much as the gop is clinging to an anti-obama message and making sure that gets through. that s interesting getting your perspective from the ground. thanks for reporting for msnbc.com. thanks for having me on. up next, another major retailer announces it will be open on thanksgiving xgt whatever happened to a little football and turkey and a nap? we re going to spin as quts the cycle rolls on.