, barack obama's policies have failed miserably i wish president obama had succeeded because i want america to succeed. [ applause ] his promises gave way to disappointment. hope and change had a powerful appeal. but tonight i would ask a simple question. if you felt that excitement when you voted for barack obama, shouldn't you feel that way now that he is president obama? [ applause ] you know there is something wrong with the kind of job he has done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> laura: some saying this speech didn't possess the soaring rhetoric of reagan or kennedy. seemed right for the moment simply stated and earnestly delivered. more should see mitt romney in a warmer and reassuring light. now thurston howell iii of modern day politics. admiral in an era where many are celebrated more more gadd behavior and edginess than actually real merit and achievement. maybe romney's clean exemplary life remains off putting to some people. those who either feel ashamed of their own choices or jealous of someone who chose better. one poll shows that r

beverage industry so bartenders. i mean, these aren't the good paying jobs that barack obama had promised and spoke so relentlessly about when he first came into office. >> well, yeah. there was just a big report the other day that came out which suggested that many of the new jobs being created are these low wage jobs. and actually we saw that during the bush years as well. a lot of low wage jobs are being produced by our economy even in good times. and my concern is, you know, just looking beyond who is to blame game here is these are economy changing and fundamental ways where, you know, a lot of the good jobs are going overseas. a lot of the jobs that are created are these low wage jobs that don't have benefits. and, you know, my fear is that neither political party is addressing this sort of fundamental problem, which is we have a changed economy. we need deep investments and the sort of fundamentals of prosperity. infrastructure, science, things like that. obama talked about that in his convention address. >> laura: when you say investment, this drives me crazy. investment means wha