change the subject to israel s suspected nuclear arsenal and u.s. military bases in iraq. refusing to deal with its ownure and yun enrichment program. the president s speech today is it a peek at how the president plans to address the unemployment issue at the state of the union next week. past two years were about pulling our economy back from the brink. the next two years, our job now, is putting our economy into overdrive. our job is to do everything we can to insure the businesses can take root and folks can find good jobs and america is leading the global competition that will determine our success in the 21st century. mark moriale joins me now. mr. mayor, thank you so much for joining us. were you able to watch the president and see the way he is turning? what do you think? what is your verdict on the new approach from the white house?