welcome back to "morning joe." it's monday, october 23rd. >> how was your weekend s? >> it was great. in denver, we had so much fun. excited about monday, october 30th. sold out. >> that's in new york city? >> yeah. we're trying to figure out a way to fit more people in. it's going to be fantastic. with us, mark halperin. >> he's going to start it out singing "god bless america". >> i'm going to anchor the overflow room. >> you're hired and you have a role. the punching bag. harold ford junior is with us, richard haas, steve rattner, and joining the conversation, we found him, there's eugene robinson. also with us robert costa.