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Technology, we can have north american energy independence within eight years, and that's -- [cheers and applause] that means jobs. that means jobs here or in the energy sector as well as in manufacturing. manufacturing uses a lot of energy. and energy here will be abundant and inexpensive, and so manufacturing's going to come back. and by the way, energy jobs and manufacturing jobs, they create hospitality jobs and restaurant jobs, a lot of jobs. this is, this is a big plus for us, and taking full advantage of it is going to get us working again. [cheers and applause] that's number one. numbe...

Things, become unpopular. with the tea party decline, will the parties be able to get something done in washington after the election is the question. joining me now, karen finney, msnbc political analyst and former communications director of the democratic national committee and e.j. dionne, columnist for "the washington post," and he's writing today about whether this election can fix what is wrong thanks to both of you for being here. what has to happen to get washington working again? >> well, i think -- i'm really glad you're doing this segment. because if president obama does win this el...

More americans would have better incomes. that's clear to us. >> this is very bad news for the american people and the president is always quick to find someone to blame. first it was george bush and then it was congress, atm machines, europe. he's always got someone. but the truth is the job of the president is get america back to work. >> it all plays into the hands of the presumptive republican nominee mitt romney, who has the audacity to ask the president to produce a jobs plan. >> with 23 million people out of work or stop looking for work, he hasn't put forward a plan to get us working a...

Incomes. that's clear to us. >> this is very bad news for the american people and the president is always quick to find someone to blame. first it was george bush and then it was congress, atm machines, europe. he's always got someone. but the truth is the job of the president is get america back to work. >> it all plays into the hands of the presumptive republican nominee mitt romney, who has the audacity to ask the president to produce a jobs plan. >> with 23 million people out of work or stop looking for work, he hasn't put forward a plan to get us working again. now, i know we're getting c...

Hundreds of thousands of construction workers and contractors back to work, rebuilding america, rebuild roads and bridges and new schools for rising populations and that's good for the economy now, it's good for the economy later. there's no excuse for congress to just shrug its shoulders. let's get it done. >> but mitt romney wants to erase president obama's job proposals from history. >> with 23 million people out of work, or stopped looking for work, he hasn't put forward a plan to get us working again. now, i know we're getting close to an election, so he'll come out with one soon, but 3 1...