more americans are filing their income taxes because they have a job? under this president the household income has gone down $4,300 since he took office. we have a record 41st month of unemployment rates above 8% under this president as a result of his policies. 500,000, more than 500,000 fewer americans are working today, and millions have less to work for, we've got 23 million americans either unemployed or underemployed or left the workforce entirely. that's what the voters are focused on. and i understand the desire of the alabama campaign to try to shift attention away from his dismal record in office because they can't run on the record. as he said in his own speech in accepting the democratic nomination in denver, you know, when you can't run on your record you try to make campaigns about little things and they hold up these shiny objects and frankly he spent a lot of time on shows like these talking about that instead of the fact that, for example, if you're a middle klaas worker in today's economy you're facing layoffs. if you're a campaign donor to barack obama you're getting