state now introduced a bill sanctioning the the spanking of children even if it causes bruising. joining me in the studio is a former republican national committee chair and msnbc political analyst and alex wagner, host of "now" on msnbc. thank you, guys. >> congratulations, my friend. >> i've been in withdrawal for you, haven't seen you since three hours ago. >> looking great, man. >> you don't look a day older than three hours ago. michael, do you think there's political support for this spanking bill in kansas? >> you know, that's interesting. i don't think so. you know, the idea that you can spank a child -- when i was growing up -- >> i was going to say. >> absolutely. spankings that involved -- >> alex wagner. >> we don't want the youtube -- >> dodging the question, there was a spare the child these sis.