he ended up continuing to work in those mines until he was 72 years old. digging coal. i'll never forget the first time i saw someone who had died. it was my grandfather. and i knelt next to his coffin and all i could do at eye level is look at his hands. they were enormous hands. and all i could think was those hands dug freedom for me. >> wow. >> welcome back to "morning joe." >> what a strong message. >> we're live at java joe's in des moines, iowa. caucus day has come and gone. joining us now to talk about what happened last night, mike barnicle. msnbc political analyst and former chairman of the republican national committee michael steele, mark haleprin with us, as well. so we are looking at an