driver s licenses, who lived in rural areas that were almost hundreds of miles from any office. and by the way, it was only two or three times a month to be able to get one of these i.d.s. so it s not that easy. and i guess it s hard to understand when you re not in that situation, or students. students from metro areas who never had a car and never had to and they re not even allowed to use a university photo i.d. it is a big issue that affects millions. and if you re not in that situation, you might not understand that. one thing about texas, that three-judge panel voted, their worrying was basically that this is an unfair burden on the poor, equating it to a poll tax. precisely because of what we were talking about before, it really is difficult. sandra lilley. president obama plans to skip out on private meetings while at the u.s. this week, instead focusing more on his re-election campaign. but is that a mistake? former state department spokesman jaime rubin joins me.