going to be debates. the record will be vetted. there is no getting around it this time. look, distractions, politics is skin deep. it is dug through because the pacific prosperity is what people feel and is getting away from us. we are getting worse off. sean: 49 million americans in poverty feel it. on a daily basis. new you have a gas price spike. here it is, the fire in california overnight, that s raising prices in california. there is a midwest spike. 30 to 40 cents per gallon, up in one week, in t state of ohio and wisconsin, that s extraordinary. people feel that. there is a limit to how far you can distract people with obamahood romneyhood. i would like to ask what would you like to know?
which president obama leads in the polls. are you saying that this gas price spike in those states will move against president obama in they will blame him for the gas price increase? guest: some will blame him and it will go against him, but the more accurate way of putting it is simply that every time gas prices are high and someone goes to the pump and gets upset it means one more opportunity for the president s opponent to speak about the issue of domestic energy production, to bring it up, and to connect with voters. they see it in their likes each day. they go to the gas station. they are paying way too much. and that makes the issue connect better. so, even if gas prices go down define now and the election, this is the time when mitt romney, if he wants to take advantage of the issue, starts talking about it and starts discussing it while people are upset filling up the gas tank.
hours. that is a spike. in ohio the price of gasoline went up seven cents whoever night. it stand as the $3.94. if you go up the road to chicago, they re paying $4.66 a gallon for regular. very difficult timing for the president who is on this energy tour and arrives right in the middle of a gas price spike in columbus, ohio. bill: all the above strategy will have to sell it hard in cases like this. also set to announce, the white house is, plans to push forward with part of that keystone pipeline. what are the facts on that, stuart? if the president claims credit for approving this part of the keystone pipeline perhaps you should not be blaming credit, credit goes to the states and army corps of engineers which approved this part of the pipeline. secondly, this part does not deliver any fresh oil, any extra oil to the united states. the president will make the announcement, this extra leg of the pipeline will be approved today. he is going to cushing,
anywhere nearby. this is bridgette. she s been missing since last november and her owner hasn t lost hope in finding her saying there s been 30 sightings of the dog but she s frustrated because hanging up lost dog signs is reportedly against the law in the town of acton. officials say zoning laws allow the signs but they have to come down in a timely manner. that s right. forget go west, young man. head to north dakota instead. unlike california which has seen its oil production slowly dry up, wilston, north dakota is seeing a boom because of hydraulic fraking. did the president say we can t drill our way out of our economic problems? stu? let me give you the news of the day. the gas price spike continued over the weekend, up another $0.05. national average $3.80 a gallon.
things going on that are outside of his control that he can t do. bush couldn t have done. bush increased production and that s why we are right now. bush raised production but don t forget, prices were still incredibly high under bush as well. prices have doubled. remember that the election isn t today and the election isn t in july when if there is going to be a gas price spike, it s most likely to happen. the election is in november and there s a good chance if gas prices do spike in the summer, they ll be coming back down by there s a good chance that gas prices will be below 350 on election day with obama doing nothing and the biggest factor here is what happens in iran and obama does have some control over that. i mean, he can push that to the brink right now which he clearly is not doing and he can try to wait until after the election. this is a spirited debate. that was so good, you re going to stick around and do it again. coming up, attorney general eric holder no