gasoline in california. that chips away at people's budget. the president got to that answer but only after he decided to stick one to ed henry. the easiest thing to do when you are up there is sit there and think of good smart aleck answers at the reporter. i never felt like -- sometimes i did it, but never felt good saying it afterwards. you take the first part. ed, c'mon, do you think anybody wants higher gas prices? everybody laughed at ed's expense. that is one reason they don't do as well with independent women. women don't like that stuff. >> andrea: snarkdy. he had to know he'd get a question on gas prices. as an idealogue, someone a green energy guy, do you think he might secretly like the prices going up? like his energy secretary steven chu. >> eric: that is one school of thought. to be fair to ed henry, he didn't have to do it that way. just answer the question.