to watch the president of the government give up on leading and governing and spend full time campaigning. but the president dares the republicans to say no. if congress does something then i can t run against a do-nothing congress. if congress does nothing, then it s not a matter of me running against them. i think the american people will run them out of town. democratic political strategist jamal simmons is here along with karen hand ready and john avlon here with me. jamal, has the president found a way to get the jobs bill with a tax increase? he does have it right. he s lining up for the republicans, either you re for the middle class or against the middle class. i think that s going to be something for republicans to have to wrestle with. i m not sure i would be on the side of defending wall street and millionaires in this kind of electoral environment. it was interesting, a cnn reporter ran into susan collins, moderate republican in the halls of congress tod