and there is evidence that he did not-- >>> jack ryan by the way. >> he called him jack ryan. the clancy character. when i asked the president about this a couple of months ago, to his credit, he said, that was a mistake. we should not have done that. and he is quite right. ryan was -- and the others were, wait a minute. he's poisoned the well. we are supposed to be able to work something out and he has me there and sticks his finger in both eyes. >> sean: it was a bad moment. but i would argue -- and this is the political side of me -- so let me put that hat on. >> i understand it. >> sean: i would argue that this president does that a lot. kids with autism, down's syndrome, the elderly to fend for themselves. i am a conservative. no conservative advocates that. even bill clinton regurgitated that at the dnc convention. but when you listen to the president, you watch him over time, he does this all the time. here's what i don't understand. how does he explain what you detail in this book about this crisis, his lack of leadership, how does he explain $5.4 trillion in debt when

by the way, accidentally calls ryan jack. >> i was not aware when i gave that speech that jack ryan was going to be sitting right there. yeah, we made a mistake. >> reporter: do you really think in this tensely polarized world that schmoozing and charming and calling and spending the night with your feet up changes the course of history? >> yes, ma'am. it -- it not necessarily changed the course of history, but opens the door to changing the course of history, that human relations matter. >> reporter: so with three days to go, who saves the situation? it's the old guard, vice president biden and senate minority leader mitchell mcconnell. >> i thought it was a good meeting. >> the united states of america will not for the first time in our history default on its obligations. >> reporter: with just 27 hours to go, the biden/mcconnell framework evolves into a deal which essentially postpones hard decisions until after the election. really say in the book, nobody was in charge. >> in washington. >> reporter: and is that a failure of leadership. >> some people are going to say he was fightin

jack ryan would be sitting right there.ht have modified some of it so that we could leave more negotiations open because i do think that they felt like we were trying to embarrass them. we made a mistake. >> reporter: of course, paul ryan, not jack ryan, now mitt romney's running mate. he's begun debate prep to take on joe biden in the debates. and, of course, if the poll numbers hold, as you know, the numbers will be a great thing next up. >>> we are turning now to the man who got the interview, you just heard bob woodward, the author of "the price of politics" it goes on sale in bookstores today. you say that presidents largely work their will. but you reach the conclusion, in this case, in this struggle, barack obama did not. >> yes. simply because our financial house is not in order, in other words, we -- the big debate last year about the debt ceiling and whether the u.s. government is going to be able to pay its bill, it isn't over. we're going to be right back in that soup in december and january. and this isn't a bu

audio transcript of the president's interview with woodward, president obama called the congressman "jack ryann't noted in the book. and now he realizes his name is paul, not jack. russian president vladimir putin is defending his effort to lead young siberian cranes on southern migration flight. last week he donned a white costume rand road in motorized hang glider. however, the birds mostly refused to follow him. he told a crowd the only ones that did not fly were weak, adding the weather was uncooperative. president obama and democrats are hoping that the election is not just about jobs and the economy. they're counting on concern perhaps over medicare to be a big driver of older voters. chief washington correspondent james rosen look at what democrats are saying and whether it's true. >> their plan bankrupts medicare over the long-term. over the short-term means the press out of money by 2016. >> it's true president obama's health law extent medicare solvency from 2016 to 2024. full repeal as mitt romney advocates, payroll taxes will enable medicare to pay 67% of the bills as late as 2050.

by the way, accidentally calls ryan jack. >> i was not aware when i gave the speech that jack ryan wasng to be sitting right down there. >> reporter: with three days to go, who saves the situation it? is the old guard, vice president biden and senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell with 27 hours to go, the biden/mcconnell framework evolves into a deal which essentially postpones hard decisions until after the election. >> i closed the book with the thought that the result of all of this was the status quo only worse. >> fascinating report. >> oh, to be a fly on the wall. >> yeah, got to be a fli y ther. >> based upon 1 months of reporting. he interviewed white house, congressional officials, documents, e-mails, transcripts, meeting notes, interviews. >> he got it all. to even what they were doing when they were negotiating. obama allegedly was, not allegedly, was drinking iced tea and nicorete. and boehner, drinking wine and smoking. >> it is a available today. i believe you can get it for roughly $18. >> bob woodward thinks the personal touch can cut through politics and open theoor

they all played jack ryan in the tom clancy movies. to bob woodward, the president gets paul and jack confused anyway. and finally, a tough one. joe biden. how about meryl streep? honestly, she can play anyone. plus, she swears like a sailor. not just a big deal if you're playing joe biden, but. >> this is a [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the problem with politics, though, is no matter how good meryl or alec or ben might be, there is no real way to replace

clearly the president shows harshly attacking tone but he wasn't we're, that jack ryan, he got his namelling bob woodward about it. that was a major moment. does that mean the debt deal would have been difficulty if he hadn't been there? i don't know that would be the case. >> but it was john boehner. >> greta: interesting news out of chicago. rahm emanuel working a strike and got supported from governor romney and paul ryan? >> this is kind have amusing because it mixes up the sides. obviously, mitt romney and paul ryan would be on the side of management in this case, in this case the government of the city of chicago just like they favored scott walk they are wisconsin. in this case the management is rahm emanuel, former chief of staff, major obama supporter. they have come out and we stand with the mayor and he is not be quite as happy. >> this is all about putting barack obama on the spot. this isn't about chicago politics. illinois is blue state. this is all about the president and putting him on the spot. he has championed some of these same policies through his own education secr

jack, real quick, paul ryan checkmate the president by getting out there first?resident meaning to come out and settle the whole situation and look like a good guy? >> oh, yeah, total checkmate. no question about it, you're right about that melissa. they didn't set this up. they're not that smart. they're not that shrewd. what happened it blew up in their face. melissa: guys, sorry it was so short. we'll bring you right back to debate something else. i have absolutely no doubt. >> look forward to it. melissa: sally, we love having you on. >> always a pleasure, melissa. >> have a good day. melissa: we have breaking news on facebook. shares are jumping in after-market trading as ceo mark zuckerberg makes his first public remarks since the ipo. zuckerberg says facebook will not make a phone but they see a big opportunity around search. you can see the bid and ask there, above the closing price. that stock moved back above 20 bucks which is key resistance right here. that is big move for the stack. that is 7 or 8%. >>> you know a product has gotten huge when it influ

they all played jack ryan in the movies and paul gets paul and jack confused anyway.streep. honestly, she can play anyone, plus, she swears like a sailor. [ bleep ] not just a big deal if you're playing joe biden, but -- the problem with politics, though, is no matter how good merrill or alec might be, no good way to replace a candidate. to an extent, elections are the candidate, which is why everything they say and do matters so much. they're simply no substitute. wolf? >> john berman, thank you very much. you can watch john berman and zoraida sambolin on "early start" 5:00 a.m. eastern. they go until 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> happening now, secretary of state hillary clinton gives lawmakers a top secret briefing on libya and the anti-american violence in the muslim world. >>> new poll numbers from one battleground state as the race for the white house moves to another. >>> plus, romney, obama and israel. mideast politics complicate the presidential race. >>> i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with extraordinary briefings up on capitol hil

next, paul ryan has to keep rewriting paul ryan. jack, you're a little boring. boring.k ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. well, if itmr. margin?margin. don't be modest, bob. you found a better way to pack a bowling ball. that was ups. and who called ups? you did, bob. i just asked a question. it takes a long time to pack a bowling ball. the last guy pitched more ball packers. but you... you consulted ups. you found a better way. that's logistics. that's margin. find out what else ups knows. i'll do that. you're on a roll. that's funny. i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. >>> in tonight's rewrite, paul ryan continue

ryan? guest: i met him at power america, hired by ben webber, former -- it was vin webber, jack kemp, and we were the partners of partner of america and paul ryan was hired as speech writer and staff assistant to jack kemp and also when i needed help. host: do you think he has helped the ticket? guest: yes i do. one thing that he has done that's quite remarkable is he has made the whole debate about medicare a fair debate and a debate which republicans can win. as you know he often says we can win this debate. i don't think anybody thought republicans would have a shot at this debate before paul ryan went in. it's also very interesting, steve, to see the kind of grades he's getting from older americans. and that is a surprise to the media. by paul is smart, he's very persuasive. i think in the next two months he'll be even more of 26 a percentage gain for republicans. host: you look at the latest polls, the president up 11 points in pennsylvania, and the nbc news maris poll has the president winning ohio, florida and virginia. if that happens there's no way mitt romney can win this election.

ryan. he reminds me so much of jack quantity. my hero when i was growing up. compassionate but sensible, fiscal responsibility. we can do this, we just have to get firm leadership. we can't keep mucking around like we are right now. >> what is the line? we have never built a statue to a moderate. >> bold views are what moves this country forward. when we talk about john kennedy and thinking that we can go to the moon when we were failing at one launch after another. ronald reagan talking about record tax cuts, bringing about an economic boom. a fair and balanced for trail up residence there. you argue, take the glasses off and went bold and big. >> first of all, lifting the spirit, get some jobs going so people can feel secure again and engaged. but we have to cut some of this debt. young mr. paul ryan has some great ideas on how to deal with this budget. my name is mitt romney, i'm telling him to go for. he is bright and sharp and comes from middle america. he went to school in ohio, so that something good about him. i just love that kid. neil: he's at the to

when romney and ryan get to jack sochbville, this is it a red part of the state, a conservative area,hey will try to hammer home the economic message both romney and ryan made in their speeches to the rnc a couple of days ago. earlier today we heard from john boehner, he was speaking and trying to help connect romney with the people of ohio. one of the challenges, of course, for romney is the empathy, people don't think he cares about them as much as president obama does. john boehner saying romney, in his words, one of the most sincere, honest, decent human beings to walk on the face of the earth. so they hit the economic message at home targeting the president and also trying to make a personal connection with the people of ohio and florida as well. >> so when they get to jacksonville, i remember well having been there when president bush was there, as you say, a big red part of the state, the president campaigning during his reelection. what can we expect there? the big bands, that kind of thing, or are they really all about touting message right now and lots of talk? >> reporter:

you want to know why, you need to know the story of ryan's political mentor and what happened to him when he ran for vice president. that would be jacko to conservatives that ryan is now. he was thrilled to get back in it when bob dole offered him the number two spot on the ticket. at first it fired up the gop base, but by the fall the dole ticket had fallen behind clinton/gore. conservatives grew frustrated and they thought the race would be closer if they would go after clinton on character issues. dole wouldn't do it. when he delivered a flat debate performance in the first showdown with clinton, the right turned up the heat on kemp. suddenly it was on him to say what they all believed about the president. in the first question of the vp debate, kemp got his chance to deliver. >> some supporters of senator dole have expressed disappointment over his unwillingness in hartford sunday night to draw personal and ethical differences between him and president clinton. how do you feel about it? >> wow. in 90 seconds? i can't clear my throat in 90 seconds. jim, bob dole and myself don't see al gore and bill clinton as our enemy. we see th

ryan, we'll go to you. >> my idea is jack in the box which is a company most people associate with beingsake, fast food chains. i think it's undervalued because there's a misperception of what jack's business is. it is nearing the completion of a seven-year refranchising efforts. it's going from being a capital intensive low margin to being a higher franchise. and they own an asset in kudobol which is a fast growing mexican business. they own a significant amount of real estate that also isn't being fakt tored in so when you value each piece it's worth a lot more than it's currently trading at. >> all right. good way to button it up. in case 30 seconds wasn't enough, you can find it at value investment challenge.com. the winner will be announced next week. they'll pick their favorite of these three stocks right after this. stay tuned. [ male announcer ] when a major hospital wanted to provide better employee benefits while balancing the company's bottom line, their very first word was... [ to the tune of "lullaby and good night" ] ♪ af-lac ♪ aflac [ male announcer ] find out more at... [

for both ryan and romney they're pro-growth reaganites jack kemp pro-growth politicians that focus on growing the economy as the number one agenda item. >> rose: but interestingly, when you talk about growth people who are primarily interested in growth worry about cutting spending too much. it's the austerity versus growth debate. >> that's what you need to do tax reform at the same time. it's what reagan did with tax reform early on, reducing marginal tax rates and then '86 tax reform. the necessary part of that is to keep spending from spiraling out of control and particularly from allowing entitlements-- as the electorate ages-- from eating up more and more of the general economy. >> rse: as you know, the perception is that you do not want to compromise. and you don't want people who have signed the pledge to compromise and what's necessary is compromise. alan simpson has articulated this that he doesn't think anybody who doesn't want to compromise must have rocks in their brain. >> well, depends what you mean by compromise. i'm in favor of compromising towards liberty. i'm in fav

jack of janesville, the wisconsin wonder boy, mr. paul -- holy (bleep) that guy is and some! look at those eyes! paul ryan, aruba call and wants the pools of blue tranquil water back. whoo! >> young and fit, has a political party ever had a greater disparity between the vitality of one of its vice presidential nominees and the member of their party's last, who last held the position? i mean, that is -- wow. i mean, that is -- no! he stole his vitality! he turned himself into rock hudson? how did the effects guy do that? here is the good news. ryan doesn't need to rely on his looks. the man has got game. >> with paul ryan, honesty. >> spokesman of hard truths. >> here is a man not afraid to tell the truth. >> ryan and romney are going to run on facts. >> paul ryan is so honest every time he talks, his nose shrinks. paul ryan is so honest his poker tell is, i am staying in, but i have terrible cards. paul ryan is so honest you know what he calls honest abe lincoln? a (bleep) liar. that's what he calls him. okay. come on, paul ryan, i am brace ford the hard truth, hit me. >> after four years of getting the r