is that what happened to the tape? i think he was waiting for the laughs in the room and they didn t come. they didn t come. that was majority leader harry reid on the senate floor yesterday giving his tribute to retiring senator ben nelson. you know he s got hair like a 15-year-old. you do, too. i do. coming up, political analyst jeff greenfield and washington post eugene robinson and then the republican party is on a mission definitely not to repeat the mistakes of the past year. and the man in charge of finding those solutions, former mississippi governor haley barbour will join us right here on morning joe. is that a toupee? wow.
rails and didn t make sense. can you get me a cut rate on the raptor? man-up. man-up. that s what s wrong. you guys are what s wrong with america. we have the former governor of mississippi, haley barbour and msnbc news political director chuck todd joining the political discussion on morning joe . i am the ghost of cookies past. residue. so gross. well you didn t use new pam, so it looks like you re stuck with me. [ female announcer ] bargain brand cooking spray leaves annoying residue. that s why there s new pam.
thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious. we re having such a great year on the gulf, we ve decided to put aside our rivalry. now is the perfect time to visit anyone of our states. the beaches and waters couldn t be more beautiful. take a boat ride, go fishing or just lay in the sun. we ve got coastline to explore and wildlife to photograph. and there s world class dining with our world famous seafood. so for a great vacation this year, come to the gulf. its all fabulous but i give florida the edge. right after mississippi. you mean alabama. say louisiana or there s no dessert. this invitation is brought to you by bp and all of us who call the gulf home.
because it s important. the washington post is reporting the u.s. army is getting rid of soldiers, dismissing them because they don t meet fitness standards. obesity is a rising concern in the armed forces, has even been cited by military officials as a national security concern. between 1998 and 2010, the number of active duty military personnel characterized as overweight or obese has more than tripled and now the leading cause of ineligibility for people who want to join the army, according to military officials. want to know what the healthiest states are? i want to know how to live longer. the u.s. today says sitting on the set of a show is not the way. sitting too much or in snow too much. unless you live in vermont, massachusetts, connecticut or utah. unhealthiest, alabama. will die. south korea, west virginia, arkansas, louisiana, mississippi. what all those states have in
sn that s not good for businesses either. he treats people very well. if john lennon said a working class hero was something to be, you would be a working class her hero. i think it s disgusting companies making record profits paying people so little it is a debate that jobs go overseas. pay people better, pay them a living wage, something they can live on. why is that so hard and naive? i don t get it. joining us from washington d.c., former republican governor of mississippi and former chairman of the republican national committee, the great haley barbour and chief white house political director and correspondent and host of the daily run down. chuck todd, let s get news out of the way. it seems like quietly we re making progress on the fiscal cliff, people are saying garbage out in public.