Out about deplorables, and president obama heads to the hill. let s bring in our political panel to break all this down for us. harry sevugan, former dnc press secretary, and victoria grain, boston globe political reporter, and back with us is rich galen, former press secretary for speaker gingrich. he s now back as well. so harry, let me begin with you. republican president-elect praising putin. is this a fitting way to end 2016, do you think? yeah, it s an astonishing way end to 2016. the president-elect of the united states is giving aid and comfort to the dictator o a former government that all 16 u.s. intelligence agencies have confirmed attacked our country. right. there was a time that republicans wouldn t abide that kind of behavior, let alone praise it. and victoria, quick reaction from you as well? i think it s a good foreshadowing of what s to come. there s a lot of interrepublican