strait, all the exes live in texas, that's why i live in d.c. let's bring in msnbc contributors jimmy olsen and krystal ball. pawlenty fails to mention obstructionism. jim jimmy, krystal, guy, how is this an effective argument for the right wing? >> i don't disagree with tim pawlenty. i don't think we should be running against george bush. i think the country already looks at george bush's presidency as pretty much a debacle. instead, let's vilify the people that are actually the villains. let's look at the senate republicans. democrats take over the senate, and i think we have a chart for this, right, from talking points memo. democrats take over the senate, and what happens? filibusters jump, in the 111th congress, in the 80s per congress, to 137. and in the 112th congress, we're already at 87. every single bill is being filibustered. the only thing they're not