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field. one growing more confident by the day that whoever comes out on top has a legitimate shot at unseating president obama, so where to begin? how about governor perry, the pistol-packing state's right stalwart who has never lost an election in his life. the cool politician who skyrocketed to front-runner status, and tonight debuts on the national stage. perhaps no one faces the same pressure as he does. then there's former massachusetts governor mitt romney, the safe, if perhaps dull millionaire, trumpeter of private sector experience who yesterday had this to say to the presiden...

out why it's not working. it's not connected anymore, mr. president. >> a mildly clever turn of phrase, but one wonders if mitt's telephone metaphor will ultimately ring hollow. and lest we forget congresswoman michele bachmann, you may be forgiven if she did, as it seems the tea party darling fell victim to the iowa straw poll that broke the candidate's back, and then there is that other lone star candidate, congressman ron paul, cheerleader of small government and critic of rick perry. >> now america must decide who to trust. al gore's texas cheerleader or the one who stood with re...

that he's got at this moment where all the other indications are very negative people are feeling so unhappy about the state of the economy and the outlook is not great. look at the numbers heading into this thursday, jobs speech. the president's going to lay out maybe $300 billion worth of stimulus. you've got people in this poll saying a substantial majority saying keep the deficit down. don't act to boost the economy and increase the deficit. yost at a good picture for him messagewise as he prepares to make that speech. >> i just wonder why they would look him if he's not doing a ...

that's a three-year low for president obama at 51%. a majority disapproving his performance. for congress the disapproval number is historic. 82%. the first time that number has ever topped 80%. so four out of five americans. in fact, more than four out of five americans don't like the united states congress. joining me now is john harwood and nbc's capitol hill correspondent luke russert. i want to start with john with the president. i want luke to talk about the congress and this historic low and thousand herr feeling the impact of that. first you, john. the president crisis handli...

economic storm clouds. president obama looking to answer the jobs puzle and jump start the u.s. economy. what can we expect from his big speech this week? surviving the storm. a lost and weary penguin found thousands of miles from home, a story with a good ending. you'll want to stick around for that. i'm alex witt. welcome to "msnbc sunday." incredible pictures of violent and destructive weather. lightning appeared to strike notre dame stadium during a thunderstorm storm. it happened during the homeowner. the stadium evacuated twice, once during halftime, once in the fourth quarte...