janis joplin singing. powell st. john janis was like a racecar driver. you win races and you get great adulation from the fans. but there s always the chance that they ll wipe out. john cooke: i had a dream where janis was on stage. and it was the end of the set, the end of the encore. and, that was maybe a month or so after she died, and i felt like it was janis coming to say goodbye. janis came down the ramp, and there was this little girl needing approval and comfort and she said, was it okay, was i okay? and i said, michael: coming upping tonight, president obama is off to the middle east meaning there are pressure few adults left in washington to carry out the nation s business. let s just hope nobody breaks anything before he gets back and i m looking at you paul ryan. i m michael shure, and this is the war room. [ theme music ] michael: folks we have a great show and we want you to pitch in and help out with our live tweet @thewarroomctv. the president hadn