What happened to Joe and Mika today? Did they finally run off together?

[CTyankee]

Usually, the two of them are not absent the same day with no explanation.

Usually, I think money and ahem, personal relationships are at play. So I am thinking contract dispute with MSNBC or some serious blow up between the two of them could be the reason.

[JeffHead]

1. Probably a dead intern in Joe's office. ..

Mika is just helping him get rid of the body.

[CTyankee]

2. good guess...but I'd really like to know...

The show today was bad for republicans. I've never seen such a depressed bunch of them. No joy in mudville. I think Boner's resignation and how terrible that all looked really got to them. The reality is that nobody likes them outside of their tight little bubble and it's becoming apparent...

[Human101948]

5. If they are giving any thought to what's coming...

they should absolutely suicidal. The inmates have taken over the mental hospital.

[Hortensis]

10. I'm guessing Mika's job is tidying up the crime scene.

[daleanime]

3. If that trend continues.....

I might actually tune in once in awhile.

[CTyankee]

4. I would guess a power play on both their parts with MSNBC. Maybe they want more money...

and just teamed up to "show" the network a thing or two about how great they are.

[Uben]

6. I quit watching MSGOP in the mornings

The partisanship has been so overwhelmingly bias, I refuse to give them viewership. Every other word Joe says is "I" because he is such a flagrant narcissist. All politicians are narcissists by the nature of the business, it's all about them. I cannot patronize that bullshit. When mainstream media starts reporting facts in favor of the people, and not political parties, I may reconsider. Until then....fuck em!

[CTyankee]

7. Only today the GOP spokespersons featured on the show looked in disarray...

[procon]

12. Me too.

They aren't reporting "the news" like they said, they are trying to be Fox Lite.

[katmondoo]

8. The Popes message got to them

[CTyankee]

9. I think lots of republicans are sick at their stomachs after watching the Pope just

deftly take apart all their arguments AND the fact that everybody LOVED the Pope's message of social and economic equality...har de har har, repukes...

[Hortensis]

11. So maybe she and Joe just wandered from bar to bar all night?

[Atman]

14. I'm absolutely stunned. But perhaps I shouldn't be.

The GOP is really down on the pope-meister. Their logic is totally amusing if you can get past the queasiness one feels when any of them start to speak. "Unless you speak to the issues the GOP feels are most important, you're just another liberal left-wing hack!"

I'm just kind of blow away. They don't even realize the ridiculousness of what they're demanding of THE FREAKIN' POPE! The scariest part is that these aren't even the stupidest people among the GOP ranks. More brain-dead pond scum is likely to be crawling out of the electoral pond as I type this.

So, anyway, man-made climate change which will kill us all is off-the-table in GOP/Pope discussions. War, poverty, meh, you're meddling in our politics. Keep it on teh gay and abortions and we're good, capiche?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

13. I think Mika tends to take days off before and after one of her "Know Your Value" irony fests.

This one was in Chicago on Friday. Maybe the two were here taking advantage of the '100 mile rule.'

[CTyankee]

15. I guess both of them were at the values thingie...but I wondered why they didn't

talk about that more.Usually they promote it on that show.

I hope Joe and Mika enjoyed the windy city...

[Stardust]

16. They got a room, finally. Their flirtation is gag-worthy. nt