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Good guy, he probably is, but bain capital did not create jobs, it created wealth. for a real clear reason, it created wealth for him, himself. he never should have brought up bain capital as an example of what he could do as president in now that he has, he'll have to deal with that. he brought it up, the president didn't. >> and we're going to have a gs former employer on in the next segment. jared, let me go to you. let me show you this full screen here about the economy, because according to congressional budget office, we're on our way to a 6.3 unemployment economy anyway whether romney g...

Have an answer for it. joining me now is representative emanuel cleaver, chairman of the congressional black caucus, and jared bernestein. thank you for being here tonight. >> good to be with you. >> thank you. >> congressman, let me start with you, how can romney run on a business record he doesn't like answering questions about? >> he can't do it successfully. i was the mayor of kansas city, missouri when bain capital cannibalized a company there. we offered everything we could for a government. we offered them everything except the chiefs and the royals. they still pulled out and took all o...

He said he believes. he said government should not be involved. let the private tech tor run it. if he is talking about bringing it down, he said i'm going to bring it down to 6%, that's a violation. why would the government under a romney presidency bother to get involved? after all, a recession is cyclical by itself. >> we can have big government intervention under romney, but jared, let me keep on the theme. romney once again said the president has decided to attack success. but what the president actually says is that the president is anti-business and he is so pro business. let me show yo...

Decided to attack success. it's no wonder so many of his own supporters are calling him to stop this war on job creators. >> i believe the free market is the greatest force for economic progress in human history. >> from our first days as a nation, we have put our faith in free markets and free enterpr e enterprise. >> jared, we have him clearly distorting -- >> i really share your frustration and i thank you for exposing that. if you look at the numbers, the business community ought to be in love with president obama. corporate profits are not just back to where they were before the great rec...

Your hands. the american people expect their leaders to work hard no matter what year it is. the economy still isn't where it it needs to be. there are steps that could make a difference right thousand. >> joining me now is karen bass and jared bernestein, a former chief economist for joe biden. thank you for being here. congresswoman, do you have any sense at all that your republican colleagues are willing to come to the table to get this economy up and running again? >> i wish i had good news for you, that sounded so good at the beginning of your show when you talked about it. don't believe ...