so let's bring in someone who is very familiar with the cyclist, josh barrow who writes for the new yorkmes and hosted three cents on msnbc's shift. a long title there. make sure i say it right. so josh i just laid out all of the things that the gop sat on. >> right. >> what is the likelihood that the republican party and the republican-controlled congress is going to counter the president with proposals of their own and make this a real negotiation, a real debate? >> i think that is very unlikely. this presidency is almost over especially in the view of the republicans in congress. they are very close to the point that anything they will pay attention to is the presidential candidates and the congress has to pass a series of bills to keep the government open and raise the debt limit and things like that but i don't expect big policy moves. there are small ideas showing up in the state of the union, some things in cooperation between the president and congress on. you saw enthusiasm from both sides about trade agreements so i think it is possible we'll see some action on trade over the n

. >> does josh barrow's ticket turn around with good old number 25. no it doesn't. with bob corker. >> bob corker one of three bobs serving in the united states senate and can he be the first bob to hold the office of president? he's tennessee senator bob corker. >> you sure know how to pick em. is bob corker aware anybody is talking about the idea that bob corker might run for president? >> so we're looking for someone to be the establishment standard bearer with mitt romney out, with business experience. i have bob corker -- >> and also bob mcdonnel. >> he was my fifth pick-up. >> i think the corker moment has arrived. a big day in american politics. >> i would say this. as a serious point. i think mitt romney did spot something here. i spotted a weakness on the right when it comes to jeb bush. and it is interesting if you look at the polls, if you look at bush's popularity among republicans when you break it down into the sub groups when you get to the tea party and the base of the republican party, there is a base of those who don't like him as those who do like

so josh barrow actually sent me a very interesting stat earlier today that was calculated by financialwolf that greeks are consuming 40% less now than before the crisis. so there has been just massive austerity measures that have had a huge impact on the population there. to me, the question is what took so long to have this kind of a backlash and put someone in place who is anti-austerity? >> first, to give another statistic, 25% of the greeks are unemployed. that's the unemployment level of the united states during the great depression. so this is extraordinary. what took so long is there was a fundamental belief that the european union would work this out. there was a faith in the eurocrats, in brussels in the reasonableness of the rest of europe and understanding the situation that was going on. that kept europe together for this long. but now not only in greece but in other countries, we see the rise of anti-european parties, including the u.k. there's a sense that not just the european union is failing but the eurocrats really don't care. so long as the banks are steady, 25% unem

josh, sorry to see you go. >> sorry to see you go white southern democrats. with this election mary lost in the senate, john barrow is the complete racial polarization of politics in the south. white voters in mississippi now vote as republican as black voters vote democratic in that state. because the south has a white majority that means black voters getting totally boxed out in state houses and more broadly, it can't an good thing for the country where party edification is pretty much entirely aligned with race. >> i put the one and only michele bachmann sorry to see you go. she is the gift that keeps on giving. as a writer when you start writing a story about her, there's always something crazier by the end of your time writing. i'm sorry to see her go because she's entertaining. >> i took this literally and earnestly. robin williams. obviously, iconic actor, comedian, and i haven't come to grips with the fact that he is actually gone. >> it is really sad. >> in no business it was a hard year. mike nichols, phillip seymour hoffman. that was such a shock. >> shirley temple black. >> also in the entertainment ca