our nation and we must not make the mistake of elevating them as if they do. that does their job for them. it makes them more important and helps them with recruitment. welcome back to morning joe. it s wednesday, december 7th. with us we have veteran columnist and msnbc contributor mike barnicle. managing editor of bloomberg politics john heilemann. where s heilemann? there he is. so cute. handsome guy. even when he pouts. he has an arrogant pout. that s what they said about churchill. are you saying that he s churchillian? they said he had a pouch. no pouch. and joining the conversation washington anchor for bbc world news america katty kay. since you have a british accent i have to ask you this question. exactly. she knows stuff. you can just tell. you have a british accent.