a mental institution. the republican party now is just a bunch of religious lunatics, civil war reenactors. i don't think it was me who changed so much. >> wow. a lot goings-on this morning. good morning everyone. welcome to "morning joe." it's the top of the hour. look at what we've got here. donny deutsche is here. harold ford junior author of "more davids than goliaths." willie has just sat down. are you okay, donny. >> i found out "morning joe" facts that the 6:00 hour, very interesting. kudos to all of you early risers, the power people, the more powerful the earlier they are up. as an ad guy, i learned something today. >> from 6:00 to 7:00 and they're all sweating, just like me. i'm sweating because my body is still trying to digest the three