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Drama, without delay. >> he says what he said yesterday, no drama, no delay. >> reporter: he's positioning this fight much like in november which is he's going against the obstructionist congress. we talk eed about this two week ago. both sides understand the payroll tax cut have to go forward. republicans would like to see unemployment benefits go forward. both sides are going to go forward on this issue until one field is losing the messaging one. the second one is losing the messaging war, they will back off. this is more about the messaging than the politics than anything. >> thank you for...

They need to pass an extension of the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance and do it without drama, without delay. without linking it to some idealogical side issues. they just need to get it done. shouldn't be that complicated. now is not the time for self-inflicted wounds to our economy. now is the time for action. so i want to send a clear message to congress. do not slow down the recovery that we're on. don't muck it up. keep it moving in the right direction. [applause] beyond preventing a tax hike, we need to do a lot more to create and economy that is built to last, to restore amer...

yes, a moon base. just listen as things got pretty fire ri over immigration. >> is he still the moet anti-immigrant candidate? >> i think of the four of us, yes. >> go ahead, governor. >> that is simply inexcusable. actually, senator marco rubio came to my defense and said that ad was inexcusable, inappropriate. i'm not anti-immigrant. my father was born in mexico. my wife's father was born in whales. they came to this country. the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. to say that enforcing the u.s. law to protect our borders, to welcome people here legally, to expand legal immi...

And unemployment benefits only for two months. that sets up a brand new battle where lawmakers they will have this waiting for them when they get back from the holidays. >> when congress returns, i urge them to keep working without drama, without delay, to reach an agreement that extends this tax cut as well as unemployment insurance through all of 2012. >> jamie: without drama, without delay. the president says the one year extension should be a formality. ed henry live at the white house for us. ed, did the president claim credit for at least for the deal being made so far? >> jamie, he was ...

he's going to have some time to relax with his family. this is a good time for him to reflect in hawaii. it is not just where he grew up. let's not forget he was born, t.j., in hawaii. even though there was a controversy, a at least maybe some people still believe he wasn't born in hawaii. but he was born in hawaii. he's got a lot of old friends there. he deserves some time off. he's got a lot going on. but even as he's on vacation, every president is never completely on vacation. he'll have national security advisors with him. right now there's a crisis. there are plenty of internat...