2008 that led us in to this recession in the first place. it s coming back, why? because this president is doing everything he can to hurt energy production in this country, to drive up the cost of energy. there are if you look at alaska, mexico and venezuela, between those three countries in the next five years, five to ten years we re going to lose between 4 and 5 billion barrels a day coming into this country. patti ann: newt gingrich also weighing in this morning. he claims the president actually wants gas prices to be even higher to reach the european level, which is 9 or $10 a gallon. bill: some pe perspective how it s affecting people around the country. 27 states pay 2.50 a gallon or more. at the moment hawaii pays the most, 4.26 per gallon. wyoming $3.05. a 25% jump in gas prices if