and jared burnstein. isn't it ironic that republicans are asking where are the jobs? >> it is ironic because as you suggested in your introduction when the president has introduced very direct job plans you and i probably remember the american jobs act. that was talking about infrastructure investment and helping some of the states get ahead. of course, that never came for a vote. and today was a good example. the president is down there in north carolina talking about a manufacturing consortium that will help move out of a laboratory on to the industry floor of the factory. almost everyone of our competitors in an advanced economy has this arrangement to help move innovation, by the way which starts here in america and they take it there and figure