mr. obama's -- winds were at mr. obama's back. it looked like the economy was picking up pace. now that's all changed. the economy is still growing but looks sluggish. the president looks to be on the defensive. mitt romney smells blood. five months to go until the presidential election. adam brooks, bbc news, washington. >> people in the irish republic have voted in favor of the e.u. treaty that imposes strict limits on government spending. 60% back the plan, which is aimed at enforcing budgetry discipline in euro zone countries. gavin hewitt reports from dublin. >> the posters testified to a hard-fought referendum campaign. a vote in fancher of a pact enforcing greater discipline over budgets was described as a vote for stability. but no campaign had said the pact just ushered in more austerity. in the event, 60% voted yes. >> majority of votes in favor of the proposal, 326,003. >> the yes campaign went to celebrate and then stopped themselves, tough economic challenges lie ahead. so what is this new fiscal treaty. it imposes strict discipline over budgets and deficits. there

is correct mr curry who says what mr obama saying is correct then mr obama appears to be holding middle class hostage think that the middle class is disproportionately disadvantaged by government shutdowns by bills not passing when when companies have this capital have this money but they're not spending it because at the end certainty of not knowing when things are going to happen or if they're going to happen in congress it's the middle class that suffers and and furthermore it's about paying your fair share michel you know i think that republicans should listen to bill clinton well at least bill clinton before he got a call from the obama campaign and extend the tax cuts i mean nobody wants to raise taxes while we're still stuck in a recession that's the argument i'm going to tell you i was and i think we should not only roll back the bush tax cuts we should roll back the reagan tax and it's ending and i'd like to see more spending a lot out of my lawyer to do the michael one thank you all for joining sixteen trillion dollars on the. warren harding was elected the twenty ninth presid

bush bears responsibility for the economy compared to 52% who blame mr. obama. dependent voters also blame bush more than obama by 67 to 51%. mr. romney added to the blame game today with a new web video that hammered mr. obama for a uniquely brutal gaffe last week. ♪ >> the private sector is doing fine. >> mr. obama proved once again a bit of self deposit prec indication is the best response. >> there will be no shortage of gaffes and contro verse ease that keeps both campaigns busy and gives writers something to write about. i made my unique contribution to that process. >> that's us he is referring to. the president got back down to business defining romney's views on the economy as little more than a rehash of george w. bush's failures. >> governor romney believes deeply in the theory we tried during the last decade, the best way to grow the economy is from the top down. we tried this. their policies did not grow the economy. they did not grow the middle class. they did not reduce our deficit. why would we think that they would work better this time? [applaus

no surprise, mr. obama dealing with a lot of bad news driving his poll numbers down. >> and you are doing likely voters. >> leakily voters is the we and you pointed out many times. you were listen to my conversation with laura ingraham about the president parsing the word cause. i may be the record spender of all time which he is. the biggest spending president of all time. >> by far. >> bill: and even figurer than fdr. if you take the world war ii mechanism away but just on entitlements and things like that trying to save the government from going into a depression. the president wants you to think that he had to do it. didn't cause it. and that what he is doing is making the nation more prosperous. he has to run on that, correct? has to run ton. >> yep. >> bill: you say if you look at the employment picture is blows up. >> goes back to the segment on entitlement earlier about mccollough's speech. when obama took office there were 135 million americans who had jobs now it is about the same, 139 million. wh

i think mr. obamaas to go back to his original campaign promises which holding up this economy and holding up the jobs growth with huge trades deficit with china and oil. he promised to do something on both. but frankly he has not. on china he continues the bush policy which does not work with the chinese with their experts and under valued currency. with regard to oil he has not been helpful in the gulf. i know we had a disaster but the regulations make it very tough for the private sector to make head way. we could cut our oil deficit in half. we could cut our trade deficit with china in half, and that would create 5 million jobs easily. >> i want to ask you about those promises. how does a president who failed on some promises make the same promises in another election and have people believe him? >> well, he doesn't make the promises. he needs to start taking action. he said the congress needs to act. it's congress' jurisdiction to act on china and oil. i think congress would join him because they

mr. obama's says he will refuse to allow any attempt to reinstate the military's ban on openly gay service members parapet. he started with the round table for tech insiders. and leon panetta is in afghanistan to check on the war's progress. panetta says that everyone expected the recent rise for insurgent has nato involvement decreases there. just yesterday 22 people were killed in a busy marketplace in southern afghanistan by suicide bombers. >>> please have been unable to identify the woman said turner

he gave mr. obama heartburn suggesting the upper income tax cut might be extended a few months to 2013, something the white house opposes. meanwhile, europe's financial crisis causing more than heartburn. not a few imploring phone calls. spain's bank need bail-out wealthy germans are reluctant to provide. greek politicians far white rand left are coming to blows whether to stay in euro zone. there were a couple of things mr. obama wanted to do today to stress to european leaders how urgent it is they get their act together and warn americans that europe's problems could effect our economy. much of that got lost in a misread diagnosis. >> chris: that's why news conferences are always interesting. wendell goler at the white house. thank you. stocks ended the weeks an on upnote. the dow gained 93. the s&p 500 added 11. nasdaq is up 27. for some per speculative on economic and political news, bring in cavuto. good evening. >> hey, chris. >> chris: talk about the private sector doing fine. if you take out a

so why does mr. obamaant him so close -- you know, they ran around this week the two of them were running around new york. they were going into every 7/11 they could find. what we want to do that? >> first of all is he getting a lot of money from clinton. clinton raised about 7 million bucks from him in new york. clinton is the only democrat who is acceptable on wall street. i think secondly he likes the idea of being paired with the guy famous for creating jobs. eliminating the deficit and balancing the budget. that's a good association for obama. clinton knows is he being used by a guy he doesn't like so he is going to jab him every chance he gets to bring it all down to earth. and that's what i think you are watching here. >> do you think -- bear in mind as i said hillary is not campaigning in this race. you remember how condi rice worked like crazy for george bush with the secretary of state in this race. >> she is in pakistan where she should be. she is doing her job. look, i don't think that barack o

mr. obama visited a factory in minnesota. talking about jobs for military veterans.nd any mention of jobs today was going to be tricky. the latest figures show job creation in america way down. and the headline unemployment figure rising to 8.2%. this is not what the president deep in his re-lerks campaign needs now. >> -- re-election campaign needs now. >> we are still fighting our way back from the worst economic crisis since the great depression. the economy is growing but not as fast as we want it to grow. >> some of america's problems he said simply aren't america's fault. >> and then most prominently, most recently, we've had a crisis in europe's economy. that is having an impact worldwide. and it's starting to cast a shadow on our own as well. >> some economists maintain that these jobs figures are affected by seasonal factors and aren't actually as bad as they look. the markets didn't care. for them, and most americans, it's dismal news. but for republican presidential candidates, not so much. mitt romney pinned the blame for the poor joshes figures not on eu

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mr. obama's 10th major speech on economy as president of the united states. we're told there is are no new policies developed. this is to argue the president need another term to turn the economy around. the rnc chimed in with attack video that mr. obama is looking for golfer's do-over mulligan. mr. obama starts a big bus tour across the country. democrats are sending out truth squads to bracket him as he heads to pennsylvania, wisconsin, new hampshire and ohio in the next five days, jon. jon: no new proposals from the president's speech. this has been designated a campaign speech, right? this is not a presidential address? >> reporter: everything the president does now whether traveling officially as the commander-in-chief or president with campaign fund-raisers talking politically will be put through the political prism. the campaign and white house has been talking about this speech as major. it is in fact a campaign speech but he is going to be going there as the president and the utilities

even though the economy is bad and debt is massive mr. obama continues to say not his fault. >> this notion that somehow we caused the deficits, is jut wrong. it is like somebody goes to a restaurant and orders a big steak dinner and martini and all that stuff and then just as you are sitting down they leave. i am not making this up. i mean press, go back, check, take look at the numbers. >> bill: so we have. under president bush who served 8 years in office the national debt was $4.9 trillion. that is big. but under president obama who has served just three and a half years, the debt has risen $5.1 trillion. mr. obama still has four and a half years to go to match president bush's tenure. of course, he can only do that if he is reelected. joining us from washington, fox news analyst and radio talk show star laura ingram. the key order in mr. obama's statement is cause. he can't deny he championed record spending because he has. he didn't cause it. what say you? >> the numbers on this are devastating. and, however, he parts his words or tries t

mr. obama announcing that deportations will stop and working papers could be issued to illegal aliens who fit that profile. >> this is not amnesty, this is not immunity. this is not a path to citizenship. it's not a permanent fix. it's a stop gap measure focus resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to talented, driven patriotic young people. it is the right thing to do. >> bill: and the politically smart thing to do. as many hispanic americans will support the move and the president needs those votes. also it puts mitt romney on the defensive. will he support the immigration change or will he be perceived as unyielding, a mean guy? right now a gallup poll says the president is running ahead of romney 67% to 24% among hispanic voters. in 2008 mr. obama did receive 67% of the hit-and-run vote to 31% for john mccain. so you can see how clever the move is. the president strongly courting a vote he desperately needs. as for the policy, how you can blame kids when they are dragged

as "the new york times" puts it, mr. obama has avoided the complication of detention by deciding to take no prisoners alive. it's brilliant. he doesn't have to worry about habeas corpus because after a drone strike, sometimes you can't even find the corpus. (laughter) the only problem is, the only problem is, folks, occasionally our drones quill civilians. but you know what they say? to make an omelet, you got to kill a few civilians. (laughter) unfortunately, killing civilians hurts americans moral standing. but the administration has a solution, and it's the isn't of tonight's word. (cheers and applause) two birds with one drone. folks, to make sure only terrorists are killed, the white house has sent rigorous standards for without gets targeted. as counterterrorism advisor john brennan explained we only authorize a particular operation against a specific individual if we have a high degree of confidence that the individual being targeted is indeed the terrorist we are pursuing. this is a very high bar. yes, it is comforting

in another event mr. obamaon the republican charge he is a big government liberal. >> i want to be clear, we don't expect government to solve all our problems. and it shouldn't try to solve all our problems. >> and reminded voters a republican president was running up the deficit before he got into office. >> it's like somebody goes to a restaurant, orders a big steak dinner, martini, all that stuff and then just as you're sitting down they leave. [ laughter ] and accuse you of running up the tab. >> i will in my first 100 days take action to eliminate government programs. >> meanwhile, romney is pulling back the curtain on his own economic plan vowing to repeal the president's health care law, strike down obama era regulations and get the country back in the black. all while giving everybody a tax cut. >> and those things save about $500 billion a year by my fourth year in office if i'm lucky enough to be elected and get us to a balanced budget within eight to ten years. >> romney has so far not provided all t

mr. obama tries to put off the hanging -- the warmth and ends here. mr. obama tries to put off the hanging of his portrait. >> we have more. >> you cannot come deliverable. without the manchin -- come into liverpool with at the mention of this. -- without the mention of this. we have paul, rigno, john, and george. thank you for being with us. fantastic. what is it like? >> it can be hard. you get used to it. >> i.t. looking forward to the relay? >> yes, very much. i think it is a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity. >> a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do it this way. let's speak to the man who is behind the creation. what is the thinking? >> no better way to welcome people than the fab four. we thought we would let the boy is welcome the crowd -- boys welcome the crowd. >> it is really important. we do a lot of other events. this is really important. -- of outdoor event. this is really important. it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. it is fantastic. >> thank you so much to join us. best of luck. i hope it does really well. -- goes really well. >> old hom

because mr. obama still leads in the wisconsin polls. >> well, i think what's gone on in wisconsin is that you have these huge ground games that have been mobilized. i think wisconsin for the president what he needs to worry about is if this turns out well for scott walker which moo t. looks like they're cautiously optimistic it will. people have not gotten the message from unions this whole fiction crumbling around them it's going to be the end of the world. not the end of the world. looking pretty good for wisconsin. that does not help unions or the president's message. not only that wisconsin is a place where democrats would naturally have a ground game lead. now guess who has been practicing for two years on identifying voters, on turning them out. the right in wisconsin. it's a huge -- >> bill: in play come november. >> it will be tough. it will be tough but it will be in play. >> bill: we have given you two minutes, juan, to think about a governor who has a 3.6 billion and he brings it down to 14

times quote the each a as saying mr. obamaas shown great leadership on the issue of gay marriage but he heads a new division. multily journalism has changed, partisanship is very much a part of journalism now. he hastens to add, i run a news division and i given no money to any candidates. question we have, why would the guy who oversees the news division attend the fund-raising event for any candidate?

mr. obamand other leaders wrapping up talks in mexico expected to announce mar >> agreement onshoring up the global economy. tahman bradley has more. >> reporter: world leaders meeting today in mexico will unveil a coordinated plan for job creation which they call a top priority in fighting the european economic crisis affecting the u.s. economy and his hope for reelection at stake president obama is pushing europe to come up with a bold plan to create stability. so far it has been difficult to get eurozone countries to agree on anything meaningful, establishing one powerful organization to police and ensure all banks in the 17 countries. also on mr. obama's agenda, candid talk with president putin. not much eye contact. the crisis in syria became the major focus of the meeting. subtle shift, the leaders say syrians should choose their next government. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >>> in colorado the most destructive wildfire in state history is 50% contained the fire has burned 92 squ

mr. obama's foreign policies. but, have the media been glossing over the concerns. >> i would say in a hundred years, this country will be-- it's a stupid religion and a stupid country. >> liberal loud mouth bill maher attacks the religion and calls our nation stupid. and bush 41 gets the h.b.o. treatment. was it fair? >> on the panel this week, writer and fox news contributor, judy miller. richard grinell, former spokesman for the the last four u.s. ambassadors to the u.n. jim pinkerton, contributor, american editor magazine and daily beast columnist, kirsten powers. i'm jon scott, fox news watch is on right now. >> and you're sure that the white house and the people involved will not take someone's-- out of context. >> what's the white house's view of-- >> what is the white house overall reaction to unite health care's announcement. >> and the house to vote-- what's the white house doing. >> unequivocally that it's wrong and absurd if there's no an investigation. >> and the supply routes in trouble at this point

. >>> no one polls 11-year-olds, taylor sullivan was in the front row when he met the president, mr. obamaffered to health him out with an absence from school. >> really? he will really write me an excuse note? mr. ackerman, please excuse tyler, he was with me, barack obama. then i kind of want to brag at school and tell them look at what i got! >> does in the mean you should ship school, not everyone gets a note. it makes a souvenir for tyler, too bad he won't be voting until 2020. >>> tlc has a new spin off show out of "toddlers and tiaras," this show is about honey boo-boo. you have to watch. >> i want to win money! >> make me honey boo-boo. >> her mom would feed her a mixture of energy drink and soda, you know what that -- bill santiago has a lot to say about this and other stuff. there he is. we'll talk to bill coming up after the break. stay with us. a party? [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm different. i've got nine grams of protein. twist my lid. that's three times more than me! t

mr. obama has placed himself at the helm of a top secret nominations process to designate terrorists for kill gelycapture of which the capture theoretical. mr. obama is the liberal law professor who campaigned against the iraq war and torture and then insisted on approving every new name on an expanding kill list pouring over terrorist suspects biographies on what one official calls the macab baseball cards of an unconventional war. first of all, jim, the story is pretty extraordinary but the paper must have had some extra other access to get it? >> i suspect they did and got it right from the oval office right from the president because they understand that any story like this even if it upsets the aclu and liberals and antideath penalty activists and so on that is all good, they need framing in the center. everybody on the left criticizing obama over some aspect of the drone strike business still going to vote for him. the idea of president obama running a kill list against terrorists sounds