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Actually talking about right now when it comes to the debt and the deficit. and hes going to be the punch line of a lot of jokes. and a lot of people that -- a lot of people going to make fun of him. but mark haleprin, in these congressional races, especially in primaries, you win it person to person, handshake to handshake and everything ive heard out of south carolina is -- and ive heard a lot out of south carolina from a lot of friends down there is that this guy is doing all the right things...

Progressive voices. take it away from nancy pelosi. its not her party, its barack obamas party. he has -- thats the chance of his second term is itll govern by leading his own party. and in that case, i would think that the chance of getting the kinds of things you would think are good policy, good policy outcomes would be much better than if the republicans rehabilitated themselves and felt more confident in blocking legislation, which is what they do. >> weve got to go, but mark haleprin, you ...

Joe," tuesday, march 19th. with us onset, we have senior political analyst mark haleprin. weve got the president in the council of foreign relations richard haass and former democratic congressman harold ford jr. >> whats going on? >> oh, we have more. >> i know. >> i saved the best for last. >> thanks a lot, mika. >> and what is richard haass? >> and weve got david ignatius coming up, as well. >> fantastic. >> yes, it is fantastic. >> all right. what do we have in news? >> hi, harold, how are y...

The amount of pressure one needs to crack a potato chip with their teeth has all been engineered so people can continue to eat that kind of food. >> as long as you dont ban cheese-its. cheez-its are okay. thats my addiction. >> all right. good morning, it is -- can i have that microphone? >> whats going on. >> its tuesday, march 12th. welcome to "morning joe." with us onset, we have msnbc and "time" magazine senior political analyst mark haleprin, former treasury official and "morning joe" econo...

Overshadowed by karzais misbehavior. yes, hes playing to a local audience, his own political problems, but for him to suggest to the defense secretary that the u.s. is colluding with the taliban to extend the war and keep the american presence longer than 2014, when actually he for his own survival needs those troops there and does need to negotiate this long lasting agreement despite his denials for additional residual american troops, its simply outrageous and its not going to -- of budget cut...

Makes the republicans feel a lot better about themselves at the end of the day with the concessions theyre going to have to make? >> i dont think the republicans have to feel better about themselves. i dont think the republicans have to even feel good about themselves. i think you give them a deal they cant refuse. and, you know, you said you always ask the question in all mediations and negotiations, what can you live with? and by the way, i can tell you in my personal life as a lawyer, as a co...

Rebuilding the economy. its just -- remind me of 1996 of newt gingrich. remember, he said there are three things, you know, you can reduce the republican message to three points, you know. earn more, keep more, do more. and, you know, when you have jon meacham here and the greatest j jefferson, and what this country has done. >> and the movie lincoln. >> and why is the assumption of politicians that the only appeal you can make to the public is to give more money to them. to let them keep more m...

Disciplined investment. marks exactly right. its all about, were going to make the rich pay. and the fair share gets close to that. but its always about what were going to raise. the first part of the conversation is taxes going up. and i think people are willing to pay more if they knew they were going to get more for it. >> right. >> and thats what you kind of never hear. thats sort of the second way -- the third train car down. politically, this has always worked when tax cuts were sold as fr...

Mike barnicle and mark haleprin are still with us as we take a live look at the white house. the co-founder of the "huffington post" arianna huffington. and associate editor of "the washington post," eugene robinson. great to have you both onboard this hour. >> arianna, youve talked about it for some time. the party system is so broken. washington is so broken. were seeing democrats and republicans do the same dance they did a year ago except they seem to be even further apart. >> theyre further...

Date. now time square has become a bubba gump wimp company. good morning. its tuesday. december 4th. welcome to "morning joe." with us onset, we have msnbc senior political analyst mark haleprin. oh, my god, please stop. just get it off. get it off -- >> pulitzer prize-winning historian jon meacham. "the art of power." >> so you know why im doing this. last night, mika goes to madison square garden thinking shes going to see one direction and teenage girls screaming and all that. >> yeah. >> i...