1-877-ed-msnbc. my question tonight is do you think the number one priority for the republicans is defeat president obama in 2012? press the number 1 for yes, the number 2 for no i will bring you the results later on in the show. joining me now ohio senator sherrod brown. good tough with us tonight. >> good to be back. nice article by howard curtz today, man. you are my hero. >> we got to tell it like it is, we can't back down. >> i like that story about the -- i like the story about the homeless shelter, ed but go on, sorry. great story. >> it is the truth. thank you. i appreciate that sir. >> talk about the kind of person you are. >> well, and i think from the record of what we've seen of mitch mcconnell here in this most recent comments after you compromised and you voted with the president and a lot of republicans this is what you get for mitch. he is putting out a political