Joe Scarborough usually runs roughshod over Mika B on "Morning Joe". Willie Geist rarely disagrees with a major point that Scarbourgh offers. Pat Buchanan is a regular analyst on the show. Thus, there is little real variation in points of view that occurs or most of the show. Scarborough's opinion rules.

Former NY Giant running back Tiki Barber has been filing in as a co-host this week while Willie Geist has been on vacation. I have been pleasantly suprised that on occasion he does offer a contrasting opinion to Scarborough and does not let Scarborough silence him.

Scarborough was not on the show today, so Mika hosted. John Edwards was a guest in one segment. Mika had danced around the meaning of Sen Clinton's statement about her suport among White working class voters. Edwards gave a mild response. Barber bluntly asked Edwards if he thought that Sen Clinton was sayng that Obama could not be elected because he was Black. Edwards was then able to answer that he did not think that was what Clinton thought. In fact Edwards was able to go further and say that he knew that Hillary did not think  that was true, because of past conversations that he had with Sen Clinton.

Barber's bluntness allowed Edwards to give his point of view on a sore point with many who have a negative view of Sen Clinton because of past comments she has made that appeared to be racially-tinged. Neither Mika,Willie, or Scarborough would have been that direct with Edwards. In fact, Scarborough may have tilted the response by ridiculing those who felt that there might be race-baiting going on in the Clinton campaign. Barber's directness was a pleasant change from the usual bias that rises from the Scarborogh show.

Edwards could give his response to a question posed in point blank fashion. Viewers could form their own opinions about Edwards analysis. Barber would be an excellent replacement for Geist who seves no purpose other than being Scarborough's yes man. Barber would also provide something missing from early morning and prime time cable news shows, ethnic diversity.