fundamental pact of modern political life is the only way to advance a coherent agenda in washington is through partisan dominance. the boring fact of our system is congressional math is the best predictor of a president's success. lyndon johnson's achievements were in reality only a function of the congressional election results. in 1967 and 1968, after he lost 48 democrats in the house, he was a midget. joining the panel now, what an intro there. msnbc contributor and queen bee of the guru.com, joy reid. let's start with the lunch and dinner. bipartisan rose chicken, answer to our dreams, or is this just an optical illusion? >> i don't get it. this is the reason people hate washington. is it really the case only thing members of congress, period, all they need is a hug and a lunch? you know, feed me dinner, treat me like i'm special. president obama's not their mom. why do they need all this love