Not just because of the dead intern in his office that led to him “deciding to spend quality time with his family” instead of seeking re-election.

Not just for the startlingly sexist way he treats Mika on his show (and the weird Stepford wife role she willingly plays on that show, which also reflects badly on Joe).

More because of his alarmingly hypocritical views expressed in his loudmouth, obnoxious manner.

But seeing these tweets helps me understand that he is at least somewhat aware of the world around him. He cannot survive on MSNBC if he doesn't eventually draw a line between the GOP idiots who are getting attention in the media by saying and writing absurd things, and himself.

He needs to come across as different from the people who pretend they haven't seen evidence that the President is a U.S. citizen or who pretend that they believe Obama's health care plan is aimed at killing everyone's grandmother. Naturally, Obama must want us all to lose our grandmothers, since he lost his recently.