go through a managed bankruptcy. >> karen finley, did i hear rick santorum defending president obama tonight? >> certainly not. as we know rick santorum was also close to the auto bailout. here is the thing. they both used it as an opportunity to what? bash the unions, of course. when what we know is that because of the deal that president obama was able to do, he brought the unions to the table, management to the tables. both sides did the dirty little "c" word, compromise and had to get something done. now we haven't gm back on top making cars, some of the best in the world. they both were wrong with their facts, and they both used it to bash the union's. >> gary williams, who feared the best in that portion of the debate? >> barack obama. look, this is a remarkably simple thing. while these yakhouba were sitting in arizona debating each other, and drinking down after gallon of hate toward each other and the president, barack obama was signing yet another tax cut that helps people in arizona and in michigan and in the state of ohio, where i am sitting right now. they are talking ab

. >> karen finley and terry o'neil, jimmy williams, great to have you with us. thank you so much. share your thoughts about and that could be debates. we want to know what you think. and as nbc political analyst richard wolf on tonight's debate. rick santorum tries to explain comments he made in 2008 about president obama and st. louis. will voters by his explanation quicksand of shrimp will weigh in. >>> coming up on the ed show, the candidates attack the president on foreign policy. more analysis with msnbc's richard wolfe coming up next. still ahead, a new policy in chicago could close public schools in poor areas. i will speak to the head of the chicago teachers union about what this means for students. sarah palin says a brokered convention would be a good thing, and she is not alone. mike capps antonio takes on the gop surge is later in the hour. share your thoughts on twitter using #ed show. we are right back. >> the ed show is brought to you by mazda. it just seemed to me tonight they had come together and said, we're really going to hit president obama on this and show so