You know there were stares of disbelief around the studio this morning as former Washington DC Mayor Adrian Fenty made this statement on MSNBC's "Morning Joe:"

What did he just say?

THESE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS ARE COMPLETELY OUTDATED.

That comment was the last of several surprising thoughts from Fenty in a segment about Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and how his poll numbers were falling in the wake of the prolonged stand off in Madison.  Fenty delivered a rather honest personal assessment of the situation,  speaking from the perspective of a former big city mayor charged with similar administrative challenges as Walker:

(Note: despite the image, it's not the same clip as above)

Morning Mika was beside herself.  She could not believe that this Democrat was supporting Walker.  And so she pressed a little harder, unsuccessfully trying to bring the clear-thinking ex-mayor over to her side:

(Note: again, different clip)