cast on to the price of gas at the pump because of the speculators? if the people in alabama and mississippi can't figure out what faith the president is, how in the heck are are they going to understand wall street speculators, you have a heavy lift, don't you? >> certainly that is an issue. as you know the attorney general has a task force that has been looking at market manipulation, looking at oil speculation, but the truth is that look, we're producing more oil and gas in this country than has been produced in the past eight years. oil imports are down, we have to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. there is no easy answer to this crisis. demand is up in china, demand is up in india, and what iran is doing and volatility in the middle east is contributing. >> brad woodhouse, good to have you with us tonight. appreciate your time. now michael eric dyson, msnbc political analyst, georgetown professor and author of "can you hear me now." professor is sarah palin at the