I agree. He did a good job of running Scarborough's show when he broke his back.... that is except of having the jerk Lawrence O'Donnel on -- until we all complained so loud they yanked him -- only to have Scarborough bring him back recently... that is the last time I checked in on Scarborough (who probably can't figure why since he turned lib during Katrina his ratings are lower than Olberman's).
IIRC, Joe broke his back falling out of a tree when he chased one of his sons up to the treehouse.