he with wanted paxton to replace newt and everything blew up. and there was the coup. but denny was going to be the sane rational common sense guy that was going to take control. it's mind boggling. >> a guy that you hadn't heard from in a long time. he'd sord of gone under the radar a bit in washington and the national stage since he left congress. and now the story has opened up this pandora's box and pieces open the weekend about what exactly he's been doing since we saw him last serving in congress personally, approximately. maybe taking too much material money to pay for his private lifestyle, things like that. still ahead on "morning joe," more on lindsey graham joining the field for 2016. also new polling out of iowa and the top republican right how who is now someone who isn't even an official candidate. plus it's such good news. walmart, everybody will get $15 an hour. i just found out from watching