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honest with ourselves is that we have a political culture that doesn't seem willing to make the tough choices to move america forward. we have a willingness to play partisan games and engage in brinkmanship, that not only costs us in terms of the economy now but also is going to place a burden on future generations. and the question is, can we break out of that pattern? can we break out of that pattern? think about it. we just went through this debacle with the debt ceiling, an entirely self inflicted wound. it wasn't something that was necessary. we had put forward a plan that would...

Question, but i think we have a lot of hard working people who have been very entrepreneurial attempting to do everything they can and employers who have done their best to keep people working. that being said, we lost our manufacturing businesses and trying to find ways to replace it. frankly, much of the money we invested through the stimulus act was helpful. we're investing in renewable energy like wind power and upgrades like roads and bridges. a lot of that was a good help to our state in moving forward during this difficult time. >> as you're doing well there in your state, lawmakers are...

It's the stimulus jobs, the money that went to states and municipalities overwhelmingly was spent on saving union jobs. administration has been very friendly to unions as you would expect with an administration that has former union officials at some of the highest levels. jenna: not just that, jason unions gave over $400 million to democrats in the 2008 campaign cycle. steve ticks off some of the things that the unions have gotten since president obama took office. what are they so angry about. >> i don't know that they have gotten everything they have asked for. they said union members shoul...

Education, but all the races for the cash, does a one size fit all standard to education help all the students succeed? joining us now is joyce irvin, a principal of a low-performing school in burlington, vermont, who lost her job so her school could actually qualify for stimulus money. how did you lose your job? thought you voluntarily left your job so that the school could get the money? >> what happens is one of the four turnaround models under the stimulus act requires -- well, all four sections required the principal to be replaced so in any indication i would have lost my job. i just opt...

Might be catching up with her. harry reid just surged ahead in the polls of the not ready for primetime tea partier in nevada. and daily show cocreator liz winstead takes on caribou barbie's tweets in club ed tonight. the republican party platform can be sum up in two words. block and repeal. they will spend all their political capital block, let's see, unemployment benefits, the jobs bill, immigration reform, and let's not forget the energy bill. now they want to repeal health care. the stimulus act, and the financial reform bill which the president hasn't even signed yet. listen to john boeh...