hear in washington is that good politics even request policy and good policy equals good politics. 15 million americans are out of work and the president is once again focusing on the economy. you know, you can draw a distinction now between the president's first two years and the second two years as he gears up not incidentally for his re-election campaign. it was announced this week. some key personnel will be establishing a campaign office in chicago and he will be formally declaring within the next two years. but the first two years, the focus was on legislation. the next two years on implementation, on some of the things that the president put into effect, including the health care law, the financial reform law and some other initiatives that the obama administration was able to accomplish with much controversy during the first two years. also, recovery was a buzz word in the first two years. now competitiveness, the new buzz word, the connect in that end going to new york.