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Start laying the groundwork for a strong re-election campaign in 2012. >> richard, jumping off what ari just said, is that the next move? does the white house think, our job is done now? we can go out and do these campaign-style tours while we wait for them to come forward from the house of representatives with their budget in which they will slash spending, as they have promise that had will do, and allow that budget to arrive with the unpopularity that the president believes it will arrive. >> they don't think their job is done. they think they've laid a foundation and they're in a better po...

Can have a spending freeze and increase all those spending items that the president said he wanted to increase spending on? >> no, and the fact is, they didn't really make it clear how they're planning to get these spending increases through. now there's a republican house. this is probably a nonstarter. that's why i think there's an element of political positioning here. because the president wants to lay out these policies that he believes in. he wants the republicans to lay out their own policies, then he wants to have a debate on it. axelrod said the american people will then have a debate...

Into it about being this antsy into this government intervention. but mitch mcconnell can't offer any proof that they would have -- that the republicans hurricane they been in charge the last two years works have done anything to help on any of these fronts. this is what obama is doing today. this will be the continuing debate of the next two years going right into 2012. >> richard, richard wolffe joins me now, he's quite a literary figure. wasn't it mark twain who said the reports my death are premature? >> yeah. >> this president had a funeral this past election in november. it seems like th...

This is what obama is doing today. this will be the continuing debate of the next two years going right into 2012. >> richard, richard wolffe joins me now, quite a literal figure. wasn't it mark twain who said the reports my death are premature? >> yeah. >> this president had a funeral this past election in november. it seems like the republicans were -- -- i said it was like a new orleans band dancing and struck the and enjoying the occasion much they were a built premature, weren't they? >> mark twain is selling a lot of books, even now. what's interesting here is comparing and contrasting t...