already gone into the race. well, we ve seen some signs particularly in governor pawlenty that he s willing to step up. we understand the fiscal crisis this nation and this nation s government faces is so acute that somebody s got to stand up and take on the big issues. paul ryan has done that. he s taken a ton of abuse for having the courage to do so, even from within his own party. but i have said for years on for example the subject of medicare. it is always a debate that s governed by republicans that don t dare and democrats that don t care. at least now we have a republican that dares. he needs to be aploweded, encouraged and his work needs to be appreciated as serious professional work. i want to ask a button-up question, then back to medicare. take off your joe biden democratic hat. is president obama beatable as far as you re concerned? is there a vulnerability there that should bring in big republican names? well, i think he s going to
don t dare ask what you meant when you said, come on. different college experience, perhaps. perhaps. okay. all right, up next, president obama s re-election report card. as the 2012 race kicks into high gear, what are his biggest political strengths and weaknesses? but first, the white house soup of the day. it s loaded potato at the white house mess today. is this kosher? is this kosher for passover? that s what i ask. i don t know. but it is loaded. you re watching the daily rundown only on msnbc. [ owl hooting ]
is. it shows you what fear of losing your next election will do to a person s thinking. if you add in, i believe 20 states are suing over that mandate, and what senator wyden has said, it looks like you could have full repeal of the health care law at some point in the not-too-distant future. do you sense that full repeal is out there? well it is possible. we saw a similar thing with a senator a few years ago and the biggest question with regard to that is, will be republicans dare? we have had the problem in america s public policy, democrats that don t care and republicans that don t dare. will the republican party, if it gapes the majority, dare to do the right thing for america? you are bushing them in that direction. i remember the townhall meetings
favorite. reporter: don t dare to suggest to teachers that the handwriting is on the wall for handwriting. perfect. that s a perfect one. i love it. thank you. who else can try an h? reporter: their inner program called handwriting without tears, using creative teaching methods to prevent penmanship from running out of ink. the e, for example, is they say it is like a baseball and you throw the ball and you run around the bases. so when they make it exciting, they really want to learn about it. reporter: do you like to write on the computer or do you like to write here? on paper. reporter: on paper. fingers in the air. fingers in the air. start with a c. reporter: occupational therapists are working with students to refine motor skills, beginners use pencil grips to make sure fingers are in the right place. handwriting is just one of the ways where we train our hands to use the muscles efficiently. reporter: by high school, poor penmanship can back fire when h
it it doesn t add too much around the waistline, but anyway i thought i would get that one in! glenn: hey, i m losing control of this show. thank you very much. you ve now been with christopher monkton. i would say to al al, baby, tell him right there. al, baby, if you really think you want to raise the profile of this issue, then why don t you agree to debate with me on international television the fees we will earn apart from anything else would be enormous, and i know you would love, that because money seems to stick to you very rapidly. i want you to face me in a debate about global warming, and if you don t dare, i want you to remain silent about that subject forever from now on? are you a coward or will you step up to the plate? are you an armchair quarterback, or are you are going to get suited up and get on that field? glenn: i learned something from marty mcfly.