ronald mathew the senior editor at the capital research center and author of the book subversion nk amanda beadle reporter and blogger at think progress and brian darling columnist as human events and director of government studies at the heritage foundation welcome to all of you what have you are with us with the job numbers improving and contraceptive arguments kind of falling flat republicans have shifted their line of attack against the president to gas prices as predictions that will hit five bucks the summer and maybe that war more by election time yesterday the president came out blasted those who want to turn this into an election issue. what is it. that's a college coed susan fluke. who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex lives that make her now i know this is hard to believe but some politicians are seeing higher gas prices as a political opportunity you're shocked i know. but it's true right in the middle of an election year one would have thought so recently the lead in and one new story said and i'm quoting here gasoline prices