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>> when you're looking through these at 2:00 a.m. in the morning, what stuck out to you? >> really the overarching lack of accountability for the number one issue on most american's minds which is jobs. >> right. >> we know that cutting non-defense discretionary spending by this much is going to cost about 400,000 jobs. we know, that for example, cutting high speed rail, high speed rail, $3 billion works have added 1 million jobs. there's just not the focus on what we know to be the most important issue in america right now which is the unemployment crisis. >> you've been in washington for a f...

Usher in the united states, soviet states or something. i tend to lose track. joining me now to discuss the cuts, heather mcgee, director of the washington offices of a non-partisan public policy reach and advocacy organization. thanks for being here, heather. >> thanks, chris. >> when you're looking through these at 2:00 a.m. in the morning, what stuck out to you? >> really the overarching lack of accountability for the number one issue on most american's minds which is jobs. >> right. >> we know that cutting non-defense discretionary spending by this much is going to cost about 400,000 jobs....

Time. i'm glad the american public has given him this grace period. i think he deserves it. i think he's done a masterful job at messaging. what i am hoping that, actually what i should say is what i fear is if the economy does not turn around sooner or later, that grace period will diminish and say, okay, you know what, you blamed it on president bush and he's been out of office for two years, three years, whatever point of time we're talking about that period. i'm saying maybe one year from now or two, people will say, what have you done for us today. >> here's the president right now. earli...

To fix it. so i'm very pleased that after a few days of delay, it appears on agreement may be in hand to have this debate move forward on the senate floor on this critical issue. very pleased by that. and i want to work with anyone, republican or democrat, who wants to pursue these reforms in good faith. >> what do you make of that, joan? >> you know, i think he's feeling strong and he's worked hard. he's near a victory. i think that these poll numbers are really good news for people who believe in the fundamental intelligence of the american people because not only do they not blame him for t...

Agreement may be in hand to have this debate move forward on the senate floor. very pleased by that. and i want to work with anyone, republican or democrat, who wants to pursue these reforms in good faith. >> what do you make of that, joan? >> you know, i think he's feeling strong and he's worked hard. he's near a victory. i think that these poll numbers are really good news for people who believe in the fundamental intelligence of the american people because not only do they not blame him for this horrible financial crisis, the other thing that struck me is that 58% thought that obama was jus...