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Decline over time. if scott is watching this, ill note hes at the center of this, "a." and "b," mobility proves to be something extremely difficult to measure. nonetheless, its clear its gone way down. >> and theres no doubt that the mobility -- >> and theres also no doubt that one of the reasons for that weve made it practically a felony to try to organize a union in the private sector. >> thats right. >> and thats clear when you see the destruction of union power and the growth of corporate po...

Insurance. they decided emergency unemployment would be by the federal government. since the economy is still struggling they are looking at renewing this. this is new spending in the bill. there is virtually no spending. they got rid of this tweaking the tax code. that is something that a lot of house republicans probably wont like. but at this point in the game i think they have to pass it. >> one of the increases is social security payroll tax increase. owe b president obama was talking about...

Basically that you, any american, can get a semiautomatic rifle or pistol and all the rounds you want and you can get it in connecticut -- look, chicago is the toughest gun laws and theyre gunning people down like five or six a day. >> the evidence is that doesnt work. i would add also there was legislation passed in the wake of the virginia tech massacre which allowed states and the federal government to share that mental health information. i do believe it can be a civil lints issue or can be ...

Basically that you, any american, can get a semiautomatic rifle or pistol and all the rounds you want and you can get it in connecticut -- look, chicago is the toughest gun laws and theyre gunning people down like five or six a day. >> the evidence is that doesnt work. i would add also there was legislation passed in the wake of the virginia tech massacre which allowed states and the federal government to share that mental health information. i do believe it can be a civil lints issue or can be ...

Basically that you, any american, can get a semiautomatic rifle or pistol and all the rounds you want and you can get it in connecticut -- look, chicago is the toughest gun laws and theyre gunning people down like five or six a day. >> the evidence is that doesnt work. i would add also there was legislation passed in the wake of the virginia tech massacre which allowed states and the federal government to share that mental health information. i do believe it can be a civil lints issue or can be ...

Summer. it might have needed a little tweaking if the election turned out differently. dont you think? also, whats the main thing that got in the way for mitt romney this past election? lets look at two of the more blunt assessments. first karl rove, he thought the drawn out primary process and the debates worked against mitt romney in the general election or in his words from a speech in pennsylvania, mitt romney had what i scientifically call a butt ugly primary. good for you, karl. the electi...

>> you must be leslie knope. welcome. welcome. >> my name just came out of your mouth. >> well, yeah, it did. im delighted to have you here. on behalf of the president and myself i want -- >> mr. vice president, i am deeply flattered, but theres no way i could take over madam secretary clintons position. >> im confident you could do that job or any other, but the reason -- >> okay, i will. >> well, the reason youre here is im told youve done such a great job in your town and in the state of indi...

>> im confident you could do that job or any other, but the reason -- >> okay, i will. >> well, the reason youre here is im told youve done such a great job in your town and in the state of indiana, and i just want to say congratulations for your public service. >> i just want to say thank you. youre very handsome. >> youre very nice but -- >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. well see you tomorrow. >> well -- you will? >> you dont let anything happen to him. do you unde...

What he did in massachusetts. >> governor, i want to give you a chance to maybe take it back, did you really mean to call barack obama the president of the united states lazy? >> yes. i think -- i think you saw him admit it the night before when he delivered the pizzas. he said, you know, theyre making me do this work. he didnt want to prepare for this debate. hes lazy and disengaged. >> i think that there certainly was a performance issue there and whether or not he was in his best perform last...

Tonights nomination things, tweaking thins here and there and consulting with advisors. the speech is expected to cover a wide range of topics. the question now is whether the president will still be able to grab viewers and voters the way hes done so successfully in the past. our correspond sent james rosen on the floor here in charlotte. james? >> shep, good evening, four years ago after his acceptance speech, barak obama was hailed as perhaps the most gifted orator of his age. more recently t...