>>> joining the discussion today ed rendell, galina espinoza, karen henready, jennifer palmanari and joe klein. >>> good friday morning, i'm chris jansing. this is "jansing & company." developing right now president obama in europe this morning. he is facing tough questions from allies over the exit strategy in afghanistan. in just a few moments he'll have a statement along with prime ministers of portugal. could be a rough couple of days there because a lot of european leaders who are also unhappy with the president's push for stimulus spending when they're undergoing extreme austerity measures. we're keeping our eye on those microphones for you. >>> meantime, an eternal battle set on the democratic party. first of all, the democrats and the president can't agree about what to do about tax cuts. the house majority leader steny hoyer released a statement saying the house will vote on an extension of middle class tax cuts before they expire, but, exactly what they're going to do isn't clear. at the same time, democrats couldn't get the votes they needed to extend unemployment benefits