9.6% unemployed rate. an estimated 3 million property foreclosures this year. we cannot forget the depth of the housing crisis. after 19 months in office, president obama is accountable for this record, is he not? >> sure he is. we're less than 60 days out from an election and elections are about choices. let's remember where we were. the republican party that wants to gain back control, their policies contributed to the worst economic crisis this country has seen since the great depression. if they had their way, we may have headed to a depression opposing the recovery act. no one is satisfied where we are. the question is are we making progress? we had 22 months straight of private sector job loss. we're on the right path here. the question to the american people is the republican experiment is a recent one. fiscal irresponsibility,