shuttered stores rial wrote the owners of allentown metal works of expected to get more business from stimulus spending on construction etc it didn't happen allentown metal works only chance for survival was an infusion of capital from the government into local projects something the romney opposed its collapse was classic creative destruction there simply wasn't business for the plant to do any more as to why there wasn't any business for the plant anymore allentown business columnist at work carter offered an explanation at the beginning of the year writing that the closing of the plant represents a bygone era of when manufacturing was king of the economy in the lehigh valley and around the country unfortunately the manufacturing cycle has seen its boom in america in one and not necessarily in the bust phase of the cycle the landscape has changed drastically for american manufacturers more than likely it will be used by some sort of service company which is currently in the boom phase for the local and us economy in other words we don't build things in america anymore we're now

last week mitt romney said obama policies shut down allentown metal works. tonight the shop's foreman is saying the opposite. >>> great to be back with you tonight here on the ed show. had a great vacation. i missed you. i'm glad you're with us. president obama broke out the olive branches again today with the republicans. the president took a much different tone on the debt talks than he did last week at the conference when he compared the republicans to his children. malia and sasha generally finish their homework a day ahead of time. malia is 13, sasha is 10. it is impressive. they don't wait until the night before. they're not pulling all-nighters. they're 13 and 10. you know, congress can do the same thing. if you know you have to do something, just do it. >> yeah. today the president said he hopes republicans will leave political rhetoric at the door when they come to the white house on thursday. >> it's my hope that everybody is going to leave their ultimatums at the door, we'll all leave our political rhetoric at the door and do what's best for our e

i just came from allentown metal works where i had a chance to visit with workers there. >> the allentownal work is set to close its doors on friday. it was hailed as a symbol of hope by president barack obama last year when he promoted his jobs plan. >> there you go. not wasting any time. literally in pennsylvania, the very same day that's how quickly the media can work now if you've got the money that mitt romney has, you take that footage that you were at the allentown metal works and ship it out to your advertising house and there's an attack ad out coming. >> president obama made that run when he was trying to gain support for the stimulus package. there's an underlying message regarding the stimulus package and whether it's been successful or not. >> of all those images we were seeing, we were seeing some american flags there as the president was making his way on to the tarmac and mitt romney was out and about. are all those images, flags and so forth, part of some g.o.p. agenda? are they only republican images? according to harvard and a new study out this weekend saying that july

. >> we are stand on the side of the allentown metal works. this was the place that president obama visited about a year and a half ago and indicated that this was a symbol of the success of his stimulus program. and as you look around and see the weeds growing and the windows boarded up, you can see that it's more a symbol of the failure of obama's economic policies. >> but again, the truth gets in the way. a close analysis shows the plant closed not because of federal stimulus spending but because there wasn't enough stimulus spending. there wasn't enough spending on infrastructure to keep this plant alive. and remember, the stimulus was one third tax cuts, and the republicans still didn't vote for it. but romney is all about blaming the president and getting in some digs after obama's own news conference. >> and the president's time has been focused on playing golf and campaigning, campaigning in pennsylvania today, and blaming. the president ought to be in washington, meeting with republicans, meeting with democrats. >> and at other times,

i just came from allentown metal works where i had a chance to visit with workers. >> metal works setse its doors friday. hailed as a symbol of hope by president obama last year when he promoted his jobs plan . >> sean: it may be my nature, but i love ads that tell the truth about your opponent. >> this is a powerful ad. because it used barack obama's own words. and barack obama's own actions. and barack obama's own policies to indict him. it was a terrific ad. this is how the new politics is working. romney goes to pennsylvania, appears at the same place that obama appeared at to herald the stimulus plan, a now closed factory. and gives a good set of remarks. then turns it into an ad that appears mostly on internet and cable tv on showings like this. and has a big nice grace note that he strikes on the economy, that showcases his strength as a businessman who can create jobs. >> sean: boehner said they may have a deal on the debt ceiling in 48 hours. how important is it that the republicans that won in this historic midterm hold their ground? >> absolutely critical. no net tax increa

the >> the allentown metal works set to close friday. of hope by president obama last year, when he promoted his jobs plan . >> that is such a powerful ad. the romney campaign back and looked at the most powerful tag line that margaret thatcher used in her first campaign which is "labor isn't working." that is a very effective campaign. this is if going to be all about jobs, jobs, jobs. >> that ad is so effective, because it is something that everyone can understand. you don't have to know who tim geithner is. all you have to know is people are losing jobs. i guarantee you everyone in that area where that ad is running knows someone who lost a job. >> in 2008 this -- unlike 2008 this time obama has to run on a record. >> it is effective ad, but misleading. didn't take into account that most of those jobs were lost in the first six months of his presidency. it still doesn't get romney past the south carolina firewall. >> it is effective because it plays to romney's strength as a tremendous businessman versus obama who was never a business