we will take it up with round- table favorites, peter morici and josh boak, but first we will talk business with who sets t the pace -- with someone who sets the pace. in addition to the leadership of "business journal," he was named a siness person of the year by the cut chamber of commerce. you have met a number of his talented reporters on the scene, and alex and joins us today. you were on our first episode one year ago, and we thought it was time to have you back. it is the 30th year of the washington business journal. >> if yes, we are really honored and humbled that we are here for 30 years i joked that people left when they met me and said you are the publisher of the washington business journalal is that not an oxymoron? we approve there is business in washington. >> as someone whoho cered politics for decades, i have to tellou i find there are so many more interesting people in the world of business than polilitics. where some of your favorites? >> the dow is a great question. >> did not war i would ask you that. >> i could remember sitting 15 years agot the aol headquarters with

economics reporter for "politico," josh boak, a bill flook from thewashington business joual analystsstable unployment but we got a bit of a surprise. >> unbelievably shoppingshocking. you look at it. expectations were about maybe 150,0000 jobs. the numbmber c came in about 100,000 bs hire. >> where did we see the ring? >> places like manufacturing -- 50,00000 jobs added. that is a huge e bump over e last two months. >> i was pleased to see nufacturing was one of the top on the list and retail and others. >>>> yes, not so bad christmas came much ler than we thought. >> so, what is your take out fromll of this for how it will play out politically? >> they are gng to have criticisms. republicans are going to have to make a morore complicated case. that the numbeber of people who droppe out of the w workforce the number of people stuck in a dead-and job. on the fp side to all this, just b because we have had two good months, it does not mean things c could keep going this way. presidentt obama let the numbers do the worfor him. >> he e was caful to say thehere are plenty of americans out

joining us this week, josh boak fr "politico," and bryant iz swity from the "shington busineness j journion was definitely hurtin where are some of the area's going to see this money c come in? >> each state is going to get a certain amount. it is about $1.5 billion that is going to come to those areas. from the, they decide where it is going to ge delegated. an arerea that comes to mind isouour counties that have been t hard.. >>>> thattorney general heralded a biggreement with several local officia saying that they willl get the sixth largest payout in the nation. does that t sound right to you? >> it doeoes. >> we haave seen this problem a across the board. the administration until last attempt failed. >> what makes this effort different as the president said is a came together by a bi- partrtisan work fromom the state's attorney general. this is aa small but significantnt ack in thece. many economists s have s said this can help banks stop to get rid of their balog of foreclosuress and a start lending again to prospectivive homeowns. it iss on $26 billion. >> it is a drop in the buck