gaffe. he is laying back almost playing rope adope and i will say this. he had a good line when the numbers came out. something that can play well going toward november. we can do better than this. i think this is powerful line that would resonate with americans. >> gregg: in 2009 president obama predicted that his $800 billion stimulus would pass and unemployment today would be a mere 5.6%. it's not. in fact today, president obama senior campaign advisor shrugged off the numbers and said it's what everybody expected. it's a far cry from 5.6%. is that the strategy, pretend promises were not made and then broken and will voters buy into that? >> the other part of the strategy is try to tear down