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Tonight, we want to focus directly on the president's failure in leadership on energy. for example, while he took office, the price of gas in the country was $1.84 a gallo gallon. here we are three years refusing to tap in domestic energy resources and failed policies in the middle east, gas has skyrocketed to more than $3.56. joining me now the author of the "courage and consequence" architect karl rove. the president did say he wanted a gradual increase in gas prices and said we don't need to drill if we inflate the tires and get more tuneups. that was his advice. >> since when did he have h...

Plan. and there is no better way than today to take a look back at what the spending spree has now given us. the unemployment rate is up from when he took office. national debt is soaring. food stamp epidemic is gripping the country. today mark republicans are marking this milestone, including rnc. let's take a look. >> today does mark the beginning of the end. the most sweeping economic recovery pack knowledge history. the pack soldier the right size, the right scope and it has the right priorities to create three to 4 million jobs. federal government is the only entity left with the resource...

Plan. and there is no better way than today to take a look back at what the spending spree has now given us. the unemployment rate is up from when he took office. national debt is soaring. food stamp epidemic is gripping the country. today mark republicans are marking this milestone, including rnc. let's take a look. >> today does mark the beginning of the end. the most sweeping economic recovery pack knowledge history. the pack soldier the right size, the right scope and it has the right priorities to create three to 4 million jobs. federal government is the only entity left with the resource...

The author of the "new york times" best-seller, "courage and consequence," karl rove. sir, how are you? >> fabulous. >> sean: i'm looking at gallup. is big business, big government. what is the biggest threat. you probably think big business would be at the top? >> no big government always is. >> sean: 64% big government. one point shy of all time high. what do you make of that? >> this has been, this as it's been for a long time. media gets spun about big business but what people don't like about business is when big business gets in bed with big government. what has gotten people upset, sinc...

Their level best to come out of their circumstances and they've got this giant obstacle in the way. it is this president's policies. >> greta: joining us karl rove. author of "courage and consequence." nice to see you. >> great to see you greta. >> greta: joke or wisecrack and admission of failure? >> well, i suspect it was meant as a joke. but the joke is on us. if anybody looked at the stimulus bill, 830 billion dollars, they would have seen out of the total 5.7%, 47 billion dollars was allocated to the federal highway administration, the mass transit authority, high speed rail or the faa. w...