more than a decade. the economy has added jobs. that s the most important thing, for 17 straight months. more than two million jobs in the last year alone. so there are real signs the economy is improving, but gas prices have been soaring. the cost of living rising. the most in more than ten months. some americans may be feeling left out of this economy. diane swonk, diane, as gas prices have increased, the president s approval rating has decreased. i m not one to make direct correlations, but there s been really nothing else that might have caused this. there s a clear breakdown based on where americans fall in the economy. your thoughts let me show you a poll first. a cbs/new york times poll shows among those making more than $100,000 a year, the president s approval rating has replamained relatively flat. meanwhile the approval rating for those making 30 to 50,000 a year dropped by 16 points. diane, is this a clear illustration that we ve got two americas on two very dif