and we have some new designs for our off the cliff campaign buttons. nicholas smith from glendale, california sent us two versions of his button. benjamin pendleton from spotswood, new jersey, sent us these. and john of albany, new york, sent us this one with the thelma and louise touch. for an explanation of what happens if our government goes off the cliff on new year's eve, you can go to our website, thelastword.msnbc.com. coming up, team bachmann calls john mccain numbnuts. the republican party's having some big problems uniting before their convention. whose side is mitt romney on? numbnuts or the bat crap crazy side? and in the "rewrite," how wayne lapierre and the national rifle association support the freedom of american mass murderers to use the weapons of their choice over your freedom