field. a literal bat. the prime time. i don t know if you like those. they got teeth on them. they re cute. didn t bug the short stop, picked up the normally sleeping toothed creditor in his glove. the baseball bat flops and flips and who do you call, the bat boy of course. the whole incident driving the umpires a little batty in the end. we could go on and on with the puns. cut. never ends. thanks so much, richard. yep. it s time for our first look at today s political stories. for that we re joined by syndicated columnist bob franken. speaking of batty, right? perfect segue, exactly. i want to start with something serious the situation in egypt. yesterday senator john mccain said the united states of america, because of a lack of leadership contributed to the terrible tragedy we see ensuing in the streets of egypt. what role should the u.s. play in the crisis and what, if anything, can they do to help resolve it. let us not forget that john