Thom Hartmann's crazy alert

Amie Stepanovich, Associate Litigation Counsel-Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), joins Thom Hartmann. It's bad enough the government can read our emails - store our texts - and listen to our phone calls - but they're not stopping there. What's the latest attack on our privacy rights - and why will it make you think twice about how you commute to work?

Mark Ames, The eXiled, joins Thom Hartmann. "Everybody wants to be a star," is the refrain of the old song of the same name. And, apparently, that "everybody" includes wannabee comedian Steven Crowder, who's got a little-viewed YouTube site from which he's trying to make a living. And it appears that in his rush to fame, Crowder punked Sean Hannity. At the giant protest against Michigan's new "right to work for less money" law, Crowder apparently provoked a union member so badly the guy was knocked to the ground. When he came back up, he came up swinging. In true Andrew Brietbart style, Crowder played the helpless victim, and Hannity stepped right into it, referring to "union thugs" in his setup and giving Crowder several minutes of airtime.

Bruce Bartlett, Historian/Domestic Policy Adviser to President Ronald Reagan/Treasury official under President George HW Bush/writes for New York Times, Financial Times, Fiscal Times, and Tax Notes magazine joins Thom Hartmann. After suffering major blows in last month's election - it's clear that the Republican party has lost its way. But are Conservatives in Washington ready to face facts - and do what is necessary to once again become a relevant and mainsteam political party?