Brad Smith, Center for Competitive Politics, joins Thom Hartmann. Shortly - the nation will mark 2 years since the Supreme Court gave corporations the right to buy our elections. So why would a conservative law professor think this is a good thing? I'll ask Brad Smith, former FEC Chairman. Two hundred years ago, Thomas Jefferson warned us about a too-powerful Judiciary - saying it would place the nation under "despotism" and oligarchy" - concluding that the only "safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society" are with the people. Time to exercise that power - go to movetoamend.org.

The Good! Nancy Pelosi. As a result of the Defense of Marriage Act - same-sex couples aren't recognized by the federal government - and thus could be subject to deportation if someone in the relationship is not an American citizen. The Bad! Newt Gingrich. Serial adulterer and campaign huckster Newt - prides himself in knowledge of history. At a town hall meeting in New Hampshire yesterday - Newt used his so-called knowledge of the Founding Fathers to go after marijuana. And the very, very ugly. Herman Cain. Disgraced fake Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is back.

In the end - Alvin and the Chipmunks - found their nuts after all.

Anna Scholl, ProgressVA, joins Thom Hartmann. According to a new report by the advocacy group Progress Virginia - lawmakers in Virginia have outsourced their jobs to the shadowy, Koch brothers-funded, corporate think tank known as ALEC - the American Legislative Exchange Council. In case you dont know what ALEC is - it's an organization that brings together corporate CEOs and lobbyists with elected lawmakers to come up with custom-made legislation that benefits big polluters, job outsourcers, and banksters, and hurts unions, poor people, and voters. And apparently it's found a friend in the Virginia General Assembly - where since 2007 - over 50 different pieces of legislation have been introduced that are exact carbon copies of ALEC written legislation. So what does it mean when corporate think tanks are in charge of writing out laws?

Bill Pascoe, Citizens for the Republic (CFTR) joins Thom Hartmann. One of ALEC's biggest causes - is denying people the right to vote. Many of these right-wing voter laws that are requiring people to have voter IDs - were conceived at these same ALEC conferences - by Republican lawmakers working on behalf of corporate CEOs who don't like poor people voting in their best interests. According to the Brennan Center for Justice - 5 million eligible voters in America will be disenfranchised next election thanks to these laws. So - sadly - the effort appears to be working for Republicans - except for those like Newt Gingrich who didn't make the Virginia Primary ballot.

Rev. David Bullock, Rainbow PUSH Coalition & Judith Browne-Dianis, Advancement Project join Thom Hartmann. We overthrew corporate rule in 1776 - and now Michigan is returning to it. Democracy in a republic is the will of the people being exercised through their representatives. For Rick Snyder to say he can replace Democracy with a $250000/year "manager" is a crime against democracy. Especially when they're buddies of his or friends of his friends. It's like when the British East India Company used to run North America and spread the profits among its stockholders - who were members of the Parliament and the King. It should be illegal - unconstitutional - in America for a politican to strip a city or county of their elected officials. Let's hope the people of Michigan wake up fast and throw these corporatist bums out

Thom discusses the latest results from the Iowa Caucuses and debates the the GOP presidential nominees' intentions among his conservative guest panelists. Later in the show he breaks down the evangelical voter turnout with widely known Texas pastor, Dr. Robert Jeffress.

The European Continent is quickly becoming a sinking ship - but for Germany it's full steam ahead. Here's a question for you - Why is it that with the European Continent in recession and on the verge of a catastrophic collapse - and with unemployment steadily above 8% in the United States and economic activity just creeping along - that GERMANY is doing JUST fine? Why is that amidst a tumultuous global economy - where Greece has an unemployment rate of 18% - and Spain a 23% unemployment rate - the German economy just marked its lowest level of unemployment in two decades? How are they doing it? Tune in.

Mark Hays, Public Citizen, joins Thom Hartmann. Corporations spent millions of dollars influencing the Iowa caucuses - but how could this possibly be good for American politics? The New York City Council approved a resolution today calling on Congress to amend the Constitutions to strip out corporate personhood. New York City is now the biggest city in the nation to approve a recolution against corporate personhood - and joins several other cities America that have done the same thing - like Los Angeles, Oakland, Albany, Missoula, and Boulder, to name a few.

The Good! Mike Huckabee. Exactly 4 years after he won the Republican Iowa Caucus in 2008 - the former Governor of Arkansas turned GOP TV talking head had some harsh words - words of truth actually - for the 2012 Republican field yesterday. The Bad! Pat Robertson. Yesterday - the televangelist went on his TV show the 700 Club to disclose a conversation he had with none other than God himself. And the very, very ugly...Peter Johnson, Jr. The GOP-TV talking head went on Fox-and-Friends this morning to bash what he called unfair scrutiny of the Republican race by left-wing media.

Dr. Robert Jeffress, First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas joins Thom Hartmann. Will Evangelicals Republicans vote for a Mormon?

Pete Sepp, National Taxpayer's Union & Heather Cirmo, Conservative Strategist join Thom Hartmann for the Lone Liberal Rumble.

Dr. Tony Ingraffea, Cornell University joins Thom Hartmann. There was an Earthquake in Ohio over the weekend - and you won't believe what caused it. We'll expose how oil and natural gas companies are leaving us - literally - all shook up

Surging Republican candidate - and Internet meme - Rick Santorum added another radical position to his long list of radical positions. In an interview with ABC News yesterday - Santorum pushed back against a nearly fifty year old Supreme Court ruling - and said that states should have the right to arrest you for having or using a condom, even if you're married and using it in your own home. That's right - if Rick Santorum were dictator - he'd let states ban contaceptives. No more condoms in Kentucky! No more birth control in Alabama!

The Good! The US Treasury building. Last week - the US Treasury became the oldest building in the world to be certified LEED Gold according to the US Green Building Council. The Bad! The Charlton Public Library. In an egregious case of over-reacting - the local library in Charlton, Massachusetts dispatched a police officer over the weekend to collect an overdue book from a five year old. And the very, very ugly...Eric Cantor. The House Majority Leader - and Boehner backstabber - did an interview with 60 Minutes this weekend - and had to be saved mid-interview by his Press Secretary.