welcome to politics nation i m al sharpton. hello and welcome to the first edition of our new program. now, here is dan. good evening, americans and welcome to the ed show . the battle for the white house entered two florida courtrooms tonight. will either presidential candidate be able to bail us out of this economic mess? there are times we all remember in politics, this will be one of them. many, many memorable times. some great faces there. all of us may be ageing a little bit as we go. so again, i want to thank our team, our guests, everyone at msnbc and you, the viewers. we keep you in mind and we do work hard every day to share with you what we think will be news worthy, important, maybe sometimes enlightening. i ll close with a bar, what a long strange trip it s been, and it s not even over. thanks for watching the beat. if you have thoughts about the past four years or future, find