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in the projected deficit is nothing to celebrate, particularly when it is accompanied by the grim news that cbo expects the national unemployment rate to continue to exceed 8% well past next year. and mr. boehner asked where are the jobs? and certainly that is the question the president will have to answer in the coming weeks and months if he hopes to keep his own job in 2012. clarence page is a columnist for "the chicago tribune" and i'm delighted to say that he joins us now from washington. clarence, good afternoon. two weeks ago you wrote that it was president obama's worst week ever. since then, we've seen his jobs tour and announcement about forthcoming jobs plan, and an end game playing out as we know in libya as we know at this moment. have things improved for him a bit? >> well, only a bit, martin. we must remember this is vacation time, not just for the president but for the country on the whole. august is a slow month when it comes to people who are really caring about political news.