good morning. it is thursday, may 5th. morning joe. with us on set, msnbc analyst mark halperin and harold ford junior and the managing editor of fortune magazine, andy serwer. i want to tell you that joe rushed down to florida yesterday to be at his father s bedside. his father had been sick on and off two years and joe has been tirelessly and lovingly managing his care. george passed away yesterday afternoon and joe made it there just in time. very peaceful but very sad time for his family now. but how wonderful is it that he was able to get there. he got there. and george is a character so i m glad they got some time
Vale more of a conservative aspect in how the government should be spending money. limited government is who they were trying to appeal to. heather? heather: what is next on task for the gop contenders? next week we ll take a look at south carolina which the first in the south primary where the contenders will be heading for a debate. it will be 9:00 on thursday, may 5th, i had a chance to speak from jim demint says he is not ready to endorse but the deficit is number one thing facing america right now and he is waiting to hear about solutions. gregg: in washington, tensions are high as u.s. debt climbs closer to $14.3 trillion limit and after that, no more borrowing. nor and more democrats are threatening to vote raising the debt ceiling. what happens if the u.s.