the reasonable representation of people out there, not their own peaks and weirdnesses. they're not doing their job. this isn't about the public interest. joy, right or left. thank you, joy reid around michael steele. coming up, are you narrow or have you ever been? well, those were the words that defined the red baiting mccarthy era back in '50s. ted kruds demonstrated he'd be comfortable having those words spill out of his mouth. can president obama beat the nra? wayne lapierre's apocalyptic rantings about a world without guns are easy to lampoon, but he may have the support and the votes to block any kind of real gun legislation and themselves the facts. also, illinois has moved a step closer to becoming the next state to approve gay marriage. conservatives are chronically worried right now that they're losing the culture war at least on that front. for once i think they're right. and watergate. water hyphen gate. marco rubio's water bottle moment may be the image that haunts him for a long time.