the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ jon: new questions raised over some perceived missteps in president obama's re-election campaign between attacks on bain capital that were actually criticized by democrats and some slow fund-raising the president's re-election effort seems to be off to a bumpy start. with us for a fair and balanced debate. alexis mcgill johnson, executive director of the american values institute.