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>> i'm happy to have that debate. we're looking for the debate. because we're offering a country solutions. we're showing the country how to get back to prosperity and hay pai down debt, create jobs and the senate hasn't passed a budget in three years z the president is given us four budgets, all of which have trillion dollar deficits and don't bother trying to fix the problem what. we're getting is more desperation. and more partisanship, i'm happy to give them a choice, what do you want? american idea of limited government, free society? or do you want a welfare state? >> today the president...

You ever feel like he considered that question ? >> you don't argue in sound bytes, but there were a couple of moments where a sound byte would have hit it home more clearly. >> on the politics of this, i think now all of us are under the impression that it will be a 5-4 whether the mandate stays or whether it goes. no matter what, we will look at it. politically that will not be satisfying. >> it's traditional in the times and reflects the split of a country and what went on at the court reflects the continuing communication problem the obama white house had. >> they couldn't communicate it i...

Hard argument to make, is that a stark enough contrast? >> have you got a better one, laura, this happens to be the truth. >> here are the facts, 24 months of private sector job growth, the turn around began with the stimulus package the republicans were against. job loss slowed, then jobs were added for 24 consecutive months. let's turn to howard fineman, nbc political analyst and editorial director of the huffington post media group. good do have you with us tonight. it seems to me that mitt romney is serving up good sound bytes for the obama team to put in a commercial. when you have your o...

Prompted the republican presidential candidates to attack the president for not taking a tough enough stand against the ambitions. let me play a couple sound bytes. >> lose talk of republicans, an iran without a nuclear weapon and a new regime. neither which he's doing much about. >> it's pretty straight forward in my view if president obama gets reelected, iran will have a nuclear weapon. >> to your point, that one message the president will take is israel needs to give the sanctions an opportunity to work. is it harder when you have republican rivals adopting this harder stance, which frankl...

Sign a same sex marriage law. romney says it is hard to get to know someone through sound bytes and debates. >> by far the most important thing in my life is my wife. ann and i fell in love young. we are still in love. we have a marriage still filled with love. her happiness is my happiness. i care more about that than anything in the world. >> the president and first lady entertained 200 military guests. general martin dempsey and the vice president had an ongoing joke about singing. >> do not sing. don't even think about singing at this event. she said besides, the president has a better voi...