come to this position. >> congressman hoyer, you just about seen it all. you got a new chapter to put in that career of yours. this is unbelievable stuff unfolding. steny, thank you so much for joining us. before we get to our next guest, i want to know what you think about all this mess. get your cell phones out. will tea party republicans force america to default? text a for yes, tb for no to 622639 and always visit our blog at ed.msnbc.com. results later in the program. bernie sanders from vermont now joins us on "the ed show" tonight. senator, good to you have with us. will mitch mcconnell be able to get enough republicans to raise the debt ceiling in the senate? what do you think? >> i don't know. i think clearly what's going on in the house is a disgrace. it is an outrage. i think it is really a very sad day for this country, ed, when the american people are now