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32 consecutive months of job growth. are we where we want to be? no. we've got more work to do because the hole that we're digging out of, the economic devastation that greeted this president when he walked into the oval office was deep and widespread. we've got a lot of work -- >> gretchen: except the numbers don't completely add up with that, robert, because when you look at the cost of gas, for example, when the president walked into office, it was 1.85. now it's 3.80 on average. the u.s. poverty rate was 12.5%. now it's 15.1%. the number of juan failures were 25 in 2008 and now it's 92. >>...

People 2 1/2 hours in order to get to the pumps here. now, the good news is is they're not rationing gas here. you can take as much as you want. i've seen people take out those red canisters out of their trunks, and they're filling those up as well as filling their cars up. and they're not price gouging. so that's the good news. i walked over to the pump. i saw that it was $3.59 for regular and then $3.80 for premium. but getting in here is a problem. i can't even tell you, willie, actually how we got in here because i'm scared we'll get in trouble in the way we managed to get in here. tom cos...

We have to drive to work every day. we take our kids to school. you know the routine. so energy costs are a big factor in any family's budget. >> gretchen: and i'm thinking about the fact that many people are getting used to this new kind of 3.80 some price a gallon? do you believe that? is this the new normal? why aren't people talking about it? >> people are talking about it in nebraska and midwest. no, we're not going to get used to it. the price of gas is too high. governor romney wants to increase domestic production to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. we need to reduce the price of ...

New normal that they write about in the new york post. people are getting used to that and it is it mitt romney's opportunity to say this is the new normal and i am losing to this guy? which guy is going to be. >> gretchen: i argued about gas prices the new normal. why are americans satisfied >> steve: it is considered a with paying 3.80 a gallon. prime target for terrorist. miami international airport there is no media attention routine work includes everything from dealing with about it that's the fifth bad weather to busting drug thing to add to your list. smugglers and a new series does th...

Network lauren simonetti. >> good morning. >> thanks to ben bernacki saying they will buy out mortgages from now until then. someone is saying hold up. downgrading the debt from a to a minus. the fed stimulus is putting the economy by de basing the u.s. dollar and making things like gas cost more money. if you are in the camp downgrade smound grade the u.s. went to number 7 this year making singapore and finland stronger than the u.s. at least that's according to the smart folks at the economic forum. >> gas prices have been down collectively in the last 43 months. >> exactly. four years ago g...