sprung a leak. are they a governing party or a permanent protest party? that's our question tonight. finally, let me finish with a word about a friend of this show and a colleague of mine for years. pat buchanan. we begin with the fight over birth control and how republican men may be reaching for trouble. especially woman trouble. michael steele was chairman of the republican party and joan walsh is editor of salon. both are msnbc political analysts. i see the smile on my colleague's face. although she's wearing green a month ahead of time, which is appropriate for my friend joan, here's your chance. speak loudly and clearly about what the republicans are doing to the potential of getting even a little bit of women's support in the next election. >> they are decimating their chances. this has been one of the best things they could do for president obama. you know, the democrats lost certain groups of women in 2010,