it in that context. regardless of how this plays out, will it still hold up in the history books, given the fact that you have president trump who says this is a witch hunt and there s no collusion, is it conditional on anything or have we already passed the thresholds with the indictments you mentioned? this is the rare time we re living history and we know it. and every day the challenge is to explain that, the great reverend meacham, regular on morning joe told us we re not so much reflecting history as making it. but will this matter to president trump? will this matter whether he has two more years or six more years? you look at the polling of republican voters and it looks like amid the evidence, he could
about the rise of the salafis in the middle east. they re the tea party of muslim democracy, and that s a fantastic insightful story as well. bobby asked if it will ruin the promise of the arab spring. rick stengel, thanks for being here. the morman identity written by jon meacham. still ahead, the much anticipated inside account of the u.s. struggle for iraq from new york times military correspondent michael gordon along with our own chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. keep it morning joe brewed by starbucks. that was me still taking insulin
viewers, the cover story, willie, as you know, is written by jon meacham. jon meacham, of course, his first time cover was there is no god. his second-time cover was america is in rapid decline. the third there is no santa claus. we ve got a big question mark. what do you think what time-honored truth do you think jon meacham is going to savage today? i think he s coming back to one of his old favorites, heaven is for suckers. seriously! meacham, why did he do this to us? you and i have still explained to our sweet little daughters why mr. meacham tells them there is no such thing as heaven. it s a terrible thing. you actually are teasing the younger viewers now. because, in fact in fact, jon, reverend meacham who is far more devout than either of you guys combined. it s the right, reverend, jon meacham, thank you. thank you. i stand corrected. thank you, joe.
grow jobs in the state. [ cheers and applause ] we ll renew our commitment to help grow the quality of life for all of our citizens, both those who voted for me and those who voted for someone else. because tomorrow, tomorrow is the day after the election, and tomorrow we are no longer opponents. tomorrow, we are one as wisconsinites. so together, we can move our state forward. welcome back to morning joe. jon meacham and harold ford jr. are still with us. we re going to get right to wisconsin, our top story here at the top of the hour. wisconsin governor scott walker is back on the job today after a decisive win in yesterday s closely watched recall election. the race was called less than an hour after the polls closed with the republican incumbent taking in at least 53% of the vote. he edged out democratic challenger milwaukee mayor tom
and in a noble cause. and we proved it in a divisive time then and i think we can do it now too. let s turn to today and see how it looks. thank you, meacham. well done. we ll start with a look at the morning papers. the los angeles times say votes are still being counted but so far california residents are split on whether to raise cigarette taxes by $1 per pack. money that would go to fund cancer research. with 99% of precincts reporting, proposition 29 is still too close to call. financial times, vladimir putin says he will boost military cooperation with china as the u.s. plans to shift more war ships to the region. china and russia also discussed a stronger economic partnership, including a slew of investment and trade deals. the new york times, a new report today details just how tough it is for recent high school graduates looking for work who don t have a college