going to be up in this neighborhood, in manhattan, going to people saying, you see what the president did? he's blaming you, and if the president uses that in the fall campaign, believe me, the money is going to continue to flow less to the democrats and more to the republicans. >> the big problem, of course, is the country doesn't like wall street. they are mad at them. they are always mad at the rich guys when times are bad. they don't mind them when times are good, but when times are bad, they don't like them, and his politics are clearly in a blame game atmosphere. if you go out to kansas or go anywhere in the country, you want to blame the rich guys. want to be a real roosevelt out there, and if you're saying that's going to cause him more trouble in fund-raising. anyway, thank you, mark halperin, for jumping in here. >> thanks, chris. >> more about the decisive issue about the obama presidency, one number, the unemployment rate. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. truggle to control your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar