. >> bring in zachary karabel to talk about it.scussion was about the ryan budget plan and the president coming after that budget plan and calling it social darwinism, and trojan horse and could it distract from gas prices? how can be be a valid stra egg and what do you think of the theory? >> i respect mark and his views on politics. i am not sure this is one thing negates the other but to the degree that obama can focus on what is a much more long-term set of issues, the cost of health care, the feasibility of social security and to the degree that the republicans have what is genuinely a radically different vision how these issues will be solved if you can focus on that particularly given that there is a lot of talk of paul ryan being a potential vice presidential pick for romney and, you know, then the summer issues of prices at the gas pumps can seem to reseed in the face of this tectonic issue of health care and social security. >> how did that recede when people go to the gas station these days, especially if you live in som