the latest, louisiana governor bobby jindal who told politico it s time for republicans to, quote, stop being the stupid party. sounds promising until you remember he signed into law a measure that allows for teaching creationism in public schools. with me are two msnbc political hot shots. howard fineman is the huffington post boss, and john heilemann with new york magazine. both great guys and brilliant. let me ask you about this republican party. as someone once said in the communist world as things were changing in bud pistol, the road to damascus is very crowded these days. there are a lot of, what do you call them, a lot of converts out there. i was thinking, howard, in a nonreligious, in a secular sense, boy, are there a lot of them coming out. kristol is out there, some of the really smart guys are saying we blew it, let s think. yes. well, some people like david brooks and bill kristol who are thoughtful conservatives, but