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Love and the gospel of truth to them. so this is why they're being more open to these kinds of inclusive translations. >> nice to see the equality. father thomas reece, father, thanks so much. >> thank you, thomas. gas on the new jersey turnpike jumped 11 cents overnight. the gas hikes like that getting americans fired up and cutting back on some of the items they need most. how high will it go? could we see six bucks by summertime? american africans talk on cell phones twice as much as white people. that's leading some to ask could new tracking technology be used in racial profiling? don'...

The problems to be accepted by the american people? >> well, i think the real problem is going to be over the next couple of months getting that debt ceiling lifted but, you know something? most americans don't want to get rid of medicare. and that's a big help to the president and it's a big burden for the republicans because they've come up with a plan, the house republicans, that would essentially get rid of medicare. also, it turns out that all of the polls showing that american americans went to lift taxes on the very rich. that's also very helpful to the president. it hurts republicans b...

And every american. and what they're willing to come to the table with sort to speak with the hard decision that is need to be made in d.c.. it seems people aren't willing to make the sacrifices. they want the good for the country but not anything to personally harm them. >> well, remember, the vast middle class of america, they have not seen their wages grow in 30 years. >> yeah. >> talk about sacrifice. i mean, if your wages are flat, adjusted for inflation and if you have a huge worry about your job and job security, you're not thinking about sacrifice right now. i think that's one reason p...

Themselves? >> first of all, remember, thomas, we're a year and a half away from the 2012 election. anything can happen in a year and a half. >> right. >> gas prices could come down. the economy could do very much better. undoubtedly right now, the fact that the republicans don't have a front-runner and don't have a clear, obvious candidate is helping the president. and many of the -- i mean, if you look at the polls, even though the president's polls are going down, the republicans have yet to come up with somebody who is really registering with the voters. >> and as we were talking about the...

A new cbs/"the new york times" poll shows the sour public mood, 7 out of 10 americans viewing the nation as being on the wrong track. robert re kri ich. professor, great to see you. those are really tough numbers for the white house to have to digest and no matter what the president is going to be judged by, one important factor is always gas prices eastbound though the overall job market is improving so is there a window this year to make some concrete change to resonate with the voters? >> well, look at, thomas. good morning. i think gas prices are a hardest issue for a president to deal wit...