fundamental pact of modern political life is the only way to advance a coherent agenda in washington is through partisan dominance. the boring fact of our system is congressional math is the best predictor of a president s success. lyndon johnson s achievements were in reality only a function of the congressional election results. in 1967 and 1968, after he lost 48 democrats in the house, he was a midget. joining the panel now, what an intro there. msnbc contributor and queen bee of the guru.com, joy reid. let s start with the lunch and dinner. bipartisan rose chicken, answer to our dreams, or is this just an optical illusion? i don t get it. this is the reason people hate washington. is it really the case only thing members of congress, period, all they need is a hug and a lunch? you know, feed me dinner, treat me like i m special. president obama s not their mom. why do they need all this love