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The language of barack obama at this convention will be what it was four years ago. that happened at the republican national convention, word for word, barack obama saying the same thing, the same hope, the same change as he did in 2008 and the american people say, you know what? he's a politician. he's a good politician. he's an effective politician, but he's a politician and the words don't mean anything, sean. >> sean: unemployment is up 7.8, with what he inherited, 8.3%, gas was $1.85 a gallon, it's now $3.78. the average length of unemployment has nearly doubled, home prices down 35%, net...

I would like to see that bipartisanship come back that we used to have in the house of representatives, in the clinton years. i think there is a possibility that the voters are going to send the message that everybody running -- congress, the senate, the presidency -- that they wantitous come together. >> sean: let me go back. i am not trying to harp on one point. but to me, this is very key, in terms of does the president deserve re-election. he promised to cut the deficit in half. he had nancy pelosi in the house and harry reid, got the budget passes, stimulus and health care bill passed and...

Anybody a plausible alternative. >> you keep talking about romney. i'd like to talk about the obama record and i want to put some statistics up on the screen. unemployment was 7.8% when the president took office. it's now 8.3%. median household income was almost $55,000. it's now less than 51,000. gas was 1.85 a gallon when he took office. now it's 3.78. almost double. the national debt was $10.6 trillion and it may go past $16 trillion this week. so just looking at the president's record and those statistics, david, is the average american better off than four years ago? >> chris, as i said t...

Unemployment then with 7.8%, now 8.3%, the worst. median income with 54, almost $55,000. now it's close to 51,000. gas was 1.85. now it's 3.78. the national debt was $10.6 trillion. now it's almost $16 trillion. it will reach $16 trillion this week during the democratic national convention. how do you answer that? >> if this set collapsed and you and i were out on the ground, you think somebody should say our hair is messed up? this is much more serious. they want to know if we're doing the work it takes. the president walked into a really paralyzed washington that was gridlocked because of th...

From new orleans. >> thank you. tropical storm isaac may be costing you even if you live far from the gulf coast. the average price of a gallon of gas is now $3.78 a gallon. that's the highest price since may. now analysts predict it could go to at least $3.80 by labor day, due to oil rig shutdowns and supply issues. >> they always have a reason, don't they? let's get the latest on isaac's path. what we can expect in the next 24 hours. >> our coverage continues with meteorologist jim dickey at accu-weather. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john, paula. already starting to see effects of i...