0 wake up. >> bill: i know you are asleep at 7:30. get the ovaltine and you are out. the economy is getting better. then i said black unemployment is almost 2% worse than it was when the president took office. general powell had no answer for that. yet, 93% of blacks vote for barack obama. >> correct. >> bill: it's worse for them now than it was four years ago. >> let's cut through all the spending and get down to it other part of it is people flat out don't like the republican party. a lot of obama what he is benefiting here the view of the republican party is a waste -- a negative party of no everything. >> bill: that may be true. >> not maybe, it is true. >> there is emerging leadership in the republican party that people are responding to. however, when you are asked a question, do you approve, you can say i don't approve of president obama or the republic party. but the 60% who are answering approve of barack obama. >> that's right. >> they do. even though the economy is bad after all this massive spending. >> you say it is bad. it is better than it was. >> bill: no it isn't. >> it is too. how you can possibly come up with the notion it's worse. >> bill: it's not better. >> houses are not going under the water the way they were when he took office. you are wrong about this. >> bill: i want you to understand where beck kepple is coming from. beckel will not cede, ladies and gentlemen, the economy is worse than it was when the president took over here is why. >> i don't think that matters. >> bill: you don't think 16 trillion in debt matter. >> no. >> bill: really. >> what happened to you today as you woke up this morning. what ask it about the debt or any american that's affected your life today. forget talk about your children and grandchildren. today what was it? was there inflation, no? >> bill: you don't think the debt matters of course you think the economy is better. >> what does it have to do with the debt? >> bill: the economy is tied into the debt. surely you know that. >> dyou think this deficit matters about the economy? >> bill: of course. >> the fact is he spent that money and did stimulate the economy. >> bill: no it didn't. bob beckel o'reilly, everybody. >> there it is, buddy. >> bill: you make the call. thanks for coming, in bob. "new york times" incredibly running a front page story about gun murder chaos in chicago even though that city has the toughest gun laws in the country. also up ahead, miller need i say more? the factor is coming right back as we continue all across the u.s.a. and all around the world. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness?