him. i think newt gingrich is having second thoughts, but to answer your question, not yet. that is to say i think now they still want the money so welcome the money, they have the concerns but i do think as we go along from the right side of the political spectrum and the left, tlm with realization is that this is terrible for america it fits in the argument that made increasingly left, right, tea party people, as well as occupy wall street people, do we still have a government of the people, by the people for the people, or do we have a government that s for big corporations and super wealthy people, for them, by them, we ve reached the point is washington more corrupt than we knew, special interest money with this money, buying influence, i think this is seeping in all party and most candidates by no means all. this will be reviewed as we go along this election year, make no mistake about it. this year will be close to a $3 billion presidential campaign.
lot of folks who work very hard after 9/11 to keep us safe during a very hazardous situation, a time when people were unsure what was taking place, but what was also strue that we took some steps that are contrary to who we are, contrary to our values. as i said before, constitute torture, in my mind, and that s not who we are. good morning, it is wednesday, december 10th. welcome to morning joe. with us on set we have mike barnacle, white house correspondent for the white house carole lee, nbc news chief correspondent richard engel on the set with us, in washington, columnist for the washington post, david ignacious. good to have you on board today. we will get to bill kierans on the weather because there is a lot going on tlm also, we will talk about the graphic content