unemployed, disenfranchised youth who are angry at the corruption and the takeover of society by the elites who control most of the wealth. my bigger fear is jordan. there's been islamist-led demonstrations in jordan last year. and the king, somewhat whom we respected and admired and that wonderful queen of his, they logs normal personal popularity because of the threat that islamists have in the country and the threat of deteriorating situation. >> i know what you're talking about. thank you. it's a wonderful country if you come to visit it, but i'm not sure everybody there is happy. let's go to msnbc political analyst howard fineman. and cynthia tucker has been sitting with me offcamera. she's a writer and columnist as well.