Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110127:00:51:00
>> and the disapproval has flipped also. he's absolutely flipped the numbers in that part of the country. and that's where they lost -- i mean, they lost -- >> why now and not before november? >> what people have seen is in the lame duck session, he's working with republicans. people want to see less bickerin bickering, more progress. the tax cuts certainly didn't hurt, but the sense of progress, things getting done and jobs, jobs, jobs. he's talking about unemployment, so the unemployment number hasn't improved appreciably, but he wants people to feel better. this was an optimistic speech. th...