decide which ones to use and didn't say that was his policy. he just sort of floated it as an idea. that's a strange thing to do at this point, isn't it? >> it was. i think the president probably should have said, hey pal, this is your policy? this is your basic policy and you're picking a number? >> right. >> you know, we're not playing a -- you know, i'll take door number two here. i thought the president did a very good job of preparing for this debate with phrases like sketchy deal. >> fuzzy math. >> it's not a five-point plan, it's a one-point plan was the president's best summary of his case against mitt romney's economic theories. on the other hand, mitt romney did a very good job of summarizing his case which is essentially that the president hasn't kept the economic promises. >> right. howard -- >> that's the reason why the polls showed what they did last night on economics. >> right. and just to that point, i mean,