it is thursday, march 7th along with joe, willie and me we have nsnbc contributor mike barnicle. former aide to the george w. bush white house department elise jordan and peter baker and joe, it's good to have you back. we have a lot to get to this morning. >> well, i'll tell you what, mika, comcast, it's great to be back. you know, you have everything, i mean, i know donald trump doesn't like to talk about policy so much as he likes to talk about the news media or witch hunt, but if you look at the "washington post" and everything else, he is on a losing streak. i -- you know, i'm sure he'll try to spin it but i'm sure michael will tell you, he's probably going to be channelling yogi bear who said i ain't in no swamp, i just ain't hitting.