prices hit everybody pretty much equally. i think the president has a serious political problem here. whether it has basis in fact or not, people are going to be looking for relief and they're going to be looking for a scapegoat. and that's why the republicans have made a political issue out of this nonsense and it is nonsense. >> but the truth should prevail, and if you are making truth, that should work. >> let's hope. >> dan dicker, cnbc contributor, the book is called "oil's endless bid." dan, thank you for being here. will you come back sometime? >> certainly. >> thank you very much. right after this show, lawrence o'donnell has chris hayes and melissa harris-perry, score and score. don't miss that. and here, remember the axis of evil? it's back. ah, at least here it's back. that's next. just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule.