thanks to some really good grace under pressure, by a really good patriotic guy, jerry parr. i hope he's watching. that's "hardball" for now. catch us again tomorrow night at 5:00 and 7:00 eastern. "countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? the momentum at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> for a long time our student loan system worked for banks and financial institutions. today we're finally making our student loan system work for students and our families. >> and the other momentum the president still seeks. >> i will continually reach out to republicans. i will continue to incorporate their ideas even when they don't vote for the ideas i presented. >> the president on the bipartisan unicorn in the white house rose garden and on the tea party. >> they're still going be a group at their core to question