the problem is, you could win the presidency on that if ununemployment is 10%.5% and sinking and peopleave a sense of the economy rising again, it is not going to work. ronnie's problem is that he is not proposed anything. reagan had a supply-side economics. romney needs an idea, a proposal, something audacious. he has to make a speech. michigan is coming up. the detroit economic club, that isis exactly where he ought to do it, a major speech. what is he going to it? tax reform, entitlement reform, it doesn't matter. he cannot jusust say elect me, i know how to make jobs. >> romneycaree cannot do it with a speech. -- romney cannot do it with a speech. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exctly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, ame

states where they have a huge percentage of the housing stock under water or foreclosed and the ununemployment rate in florida and nevada higher than this rest of the country largely because of the housing industry and the job losses. >> a great point, and something that indeed the president's re-election campaign is hoping to take advantage of. you have not heard romney or gingrich or any of the republican contenders come out with any other housing alternatives. they have advocated for letting the market do its thing, and letting it work out on its own, and the administration has taken a lot of heat for not being more proactive and not being more involved to try to stem the collapse of housing prices and halt the title of foreclosures sooner, but they have had a lot of initiatives and programs, and they haven't been well managed or produced the results they had promised. but obama now today trying to talk about all of the ideas that they have had out there for a while and put forth a few new ideas is more than his, you know, opponents have, and they are really hoping to appeal to the voters i

they have told me someone who is ununemployment, if they didn't have it they would be out of a job. >reporter: there are folks who say extended unemployment benefits help to keep people from making tough choices, do i need to move or change industries. also the extended unemployed for a long time are losing their skills. megyn: congress is extending benefits with today's vote along with the payroll tax holiday. so there are those who think it's too soon to scale back on those. >> reporter: there is no question about that. while the unemployment average is above 8%. certain states have been harder hit. one of those is mitch. here is the argument for another extension. >> cutting unemployment insurance is not reform. it is not reform. people have worked for -- these are people looking for work who can't find it. >> reporter: you can expect this philosophical question to continue on capitol hill. megyn: there was a new push unway to make sure veterans returning home from iraq and afghanistan are properly recognized. thousands have signed petition asking barack obama to honor them with a