mark halprin, what about lisa ling's sister? >> that's a cutting issue with the top 50 swing districts with that question. >> afghanistan real quickly, mark, you were in new hampshire the night before we were at the same institute. are you not struck by when you talk to republicans, independents, democrats, everybody is asking the same question, why are we in afghanistan? why are we spending $2 billion a week in afghanistan? when are we going to get out of afghanistan? >> iowa and new hampshire, the states that will dominate the republican contest, both had those isolationist, passivistic. those two conflicts in iran and afghanistan are costing the united states too much money. as we've said before, even though the republicans tend to be critical of the president for not being tough enough in those conflicts, there's room for a republican to come in and stay these wars are too expensive. in new hampshire, i found what you found, lots of people feel that way in the republican party and independents. >> also, i think that was the n

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tina brown of the daily beast and mark halprin with msnbc and "time" and willie geist. the founder, as jon meacham says t founder and publisher and host of "way too early." john writes in a critique every morning. >> that's great. >>> we have a big show today. we're going to be running back and forth to places. president bill clinton will be on the show later this morning. and we have a lot to talk about this morning. >> we do. you go first. >> we saw "waiting for superman" yesterday. actually the story dovetails nicely with the newark story today that's in the news. but wow. you walk out of it feeling really twisted up and angry. >> willie, we were all there, and i knew how it was going to end. people were telling me about the lottery for these poor kids trying to get into good schools and the parents, and even knowing how it was going to end just everybody broke down crying at the end. you just sat there knowing you were watching a personal tragedy unfold. >> in your own country, in our world. >> thinking about that all night after we saw it. the metaphor of the lotte

. >> mark halprin has been telling us for some time she didn't want to go out and campaign. >> he indicatesmay indicate desperation in some places. andy bar, thanks so much. we'll talk to you later in the show. >> very nice of andy to be on the show because the bus was outside the door and he was late for the bus yesterday. good luck on your quiz, andy. great to see you. so young, so young. >> he's a political prodigy. >>> still ahead, what a new study reveals -- >> am i getting old because everybody is looking so dam young these day sns i turned on willie when you were hosting this show and i was with my family in maine, the average age, 17 years old on the set. you said it. >> we had sorkin -- >> bob costa. you talk about a prodigy. >> michael crowley, sam stein. it was like "romper room." i include myself. i probably shouldn't anymore. but i do. >>> what a new study reveals about linking teacher pay to student performance and looking ahead to tomorrow, do not miss. former president bill clinton live on "morning joe," cannot wait to talk to him. we'll be right back. at northern trust, we