answer that fits with what rock solid main street republicans have been telling us for a couple of years. that s what i want to know, michael steele. because after the debate my father said well, he s the only one on that stage that doesn t pander. and certainly i like that answer, but i m not the answer he s going for. not even close. michael? no, i don t think so. so where does it stand in terms of the base? in terms of the audience he s hoping to i think the broader base is as joe noted is lined up with huntsman on that point when it comes to afghanistan. i know a got in trouble for speaking truth about afghanistan because it reflected where the base really is on the subject. you do have, though, louder voices that hue to the bush doctrine, the neo cons, the billy crystals of the world who think we blow it up first and ask questions later. that is not where the country are we calling what s that?
be hard for the jets to catch them. how do those two match up in the top of the afc? well, everybody s forgetting about the team, that s houston, texas. they re waiting for their star receiver andre johnson to come back. they haven t had him for over a month. it seems like it changes every week, though, every time you re ready to crown an afc team, they do something that makes you scratch your head. very wide open, still, but the texans will be a team to watch down the stretch. joe? willie, isn t it amazing what s happening in the nfc east? the cowboys are rising, the eagles are falling, the giants are one week up, one week down, and what about the giants, the 49ers, the bills, the cowboys, eagles, cardinals, man, those were three games with real implications. yeah, and the giants/49ers game was a great game. 9ers, got a little separation. it shows how this team
he ll be all right on that front. it s fascinating. coming up next, politico s top stories of the morning. and a little bit later, rick santorum will be here. and i m going to talk to him it was major. a fascinating answer on pakistan. also dee dee myers. but first, here s bill karins with a check on the forecast. good morning, joe. good start in most areas. it was warm in a lot of areas, windy in the midwest. we have one little travel concern today. thunderstorms have popped up overnight. we re mostly talking about areas there near indianapolis. and we zoom in a little closer out to the west of town as the northwest of 65 and 74. if you re traveling in the indianapolis area, be prepared for heavy downpours in the next hour or two. and already some rain showers in pittsburgh, you eithb even can a thunderstorm later today. the rain in new york city is later today, more or less toward this evening. these areas will remain dry for your morning commute and hopefully for the evening
scandal. we re learning that the judge that allowed jerry sandusky out on bail has previously worked as a volunteer at sandusky s charity the second mile. and she didn t tell anybody about it. that s a conflict. she didn t tell anybody about it. what judge does that? what s wrong with this county? what s wrong with the prosecutors up there? what s wrong with this program? sounds like it needs to be cleaned out. the power structure is rotten. and it s still rotten. peter, good morning. what can you tell us? reporter: mika, joe, good to see both of you. we reached out by the way to that judge last night. she was unavailable for comment, we ll try again today to hear what she has to say about the fact it wasn t disclosed she formally worked for that organization that jerry sandusky, the defensive coordinator at the center of this investigation. this is an exhaustive weekend at penn state university. and the investigation presses forward with the governor of
had a lot of respect. you remember, i was constantly talking about that speech he gave after the ole miss loss. i guarantee you guys, i was the one that they recommend they put that in stone, the ramblings of a 19-year-old kid. you re the guy who told me that five minutes with tim tebow will change your adult life. and guess what? one completion from tim tebow will win a game in the nfl. he s the magic man. he s blessed. thanks, buddy. great to be here as always. still ahead, sam stein, luke russert going to join joe in d.c. we ll be back with mika s must-read opinion pages. companies you re just a policy.