joining me now is the mayor of columbus, ohio, michael coleman.me tonight is sue taylor, the president of the ohio federation of teachers. great to have both of you with us tonight. mayor, let's start with you. last night i was in toledo and i was visiting with the mayor, mike bell over there, and this is what he told me. he supports keeping senate bill 5 the way it is. here's what he had to say. >> i'm not against collective bargaining. what i am, though, is pro-reform. and if we don't have the appropriate reforms in place, then our city won't survive. >> he claims it's a money issue. i mean, i've got to ask you, mayor, how are you closing the budget gap here in columbus, ohio, in the middle of the country when toledo's having a hard time doing it? >> let me just tell you this, ed, i've been the mayor of columbus for 12 years, over a decade. and first of all, i agree in collective bargaining rights. and what i get tired of, i get tired of certain people putting their feet on the neck of public employees. now, in columbus, with collective bargaini

joining me now is the mayor of columbus, ohio, michael coleman who was with the president today. mr. coleman, nice to have you with us tonight. i'm looking forward to being in your city on thursday night with "the ed show," a live broadcast. we really want to know what the folks of columbus in the heartland are saying about this. if you could just tell us, mr. coleman, are people in your city and ohio, how frustrated are they with this exercise in trying to create jobs? how frustrated and how angry, if they are, with washington? >> well, i think the anger is directed at congress because in columbus and around the state of ohio, people need jobs. the poverty rate has gone up. unemployment rate has gone up. and we need congress to put the country before their own politics in order so people in columbus and around the state can have a good job and put food on the table and shelter over their heads. and this whole exercise that congress is undergoing to oppose this job plan simply because it is the president's job plan is ridiculous and very frustrating to those on the ground. in col

and the mayor of the great city of columbus, michael coleman is in the house!hio. i want to thank tom for that introduction. he just gave me a quick tour, and let me just say these buildings look great. he did a good job. i wouldn't mind taking a few classes here. you've got computers in every classroom, got state-of-the-art graphic design and science labs, new media center, music rooms. and when you combine that with outstanding teachers and a challenging curriculum, you've got the foundation for what you need to learn and graduate and compete in this 21st century economy. so ft. hayes, i'm here to talk about exactly that, about the economy. i came to talk about how we can get to a place where we're creating good middle class jobs again, jobs that pay well, jobs that offer economic security, and the renovation of ft. hayes is a great example of where tloez jobs can come from, if we can finally get our act together in washington. if we can get folks in that city to stop worrying so much about their jobs and start worrying about your jobs. now, yesterday i sent

michael sheehan, evan coleman in new york, thanks, gentlemen. >>> up next, barbarians at the gate.ow worried are karl rove and the bush crowd, the political establishment of the republican party, about the emergence of this longtime rival rick perry? shirts versus skins looks like in the republican party. the establishment versus the tea party. they don't like these wild people from the right coming in and taking their jobs away from them. >>> anyway, this is "hardball," only on msnbc. >>> the republican debate turned it into a two-man fight between mitt romney and rick perry many believe. with michele bachmann sort of out of the picture already, bachmann's campaign is regrouping and say they'll campaign almost exclusively in iowa to get that campaign back on track. a far cry from this summer when she was the iowa front-runner and once perry got in the race, bottomed out. i'm surprised how quickly this is happening. surprised at all of it. if she can beat perry in iowa, she's in. if she can't, my guess, she's out. we'll be right back. >>> if you come into our state and you kill one

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and the mayor of the great city of columbus, michael coleman, is in the house. it is a great honor to be here at fort hayes - one of the best high schools in ohio. i want to thank tom for that introduction. he just gave me a quick tour, and let me just say, these buildings look great. he did a good job. i wouldn't mind taking a few classes here. you've got computers in every classroom, got state-of-the-art graphic design and science labs, new media center, music rooms. and when you combine that with outstanding teachers and a challenging curriculum, you've got the foundation for what you need to learn and graduate, and compete in this 21st century economy. [applause] so, fort hayes, i'm here to talk about exactly that -- about the economy. i came to talk about how we can get to a place where we're creating good, middle-class jobs again - jobs that pay well, jobs that offer economic security. and the renovation of fort hayes is a great example of where those jobs can come from if we can finally get our act together in washington. if we can get folks in that city

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