Gallup:
The American public gives President Barack Obama a strong 67% approval rating for the way in which he is handling the government's efforts to pass an economic stimulus bill, while the Democrats and, in particular, the Republicans in Congress receive much lower approval ratings of 48% and 31%, respectively.
This is no surprise; it's what we see in the Daily Kos Research 2000 tracking poll. Hello, House Republicans? Hello, media? Please re-read this. And if you just want to check Gallup, you'll also find:
These findings, based on Gallup Poll interviews conducted Feb. 6-7, underscore the degree to which Obama appears to be maintaining the upper hand over his opponents from a public opinion perspective as he and congressional leaders wrangle over the precise form and substance of a new economic stimulus plan. (Recent Gallup polling also shows that a slight majority of Americans in general favor the idea of passing a stimulus plan of around $800 billion, a sentiment that has stayed constant over the last several weeks.)
Confidence in Obama has also risen significantly since the election. It's partisan... Republicans remain different than the rest of us. But only 31% of Republicans think it's not important to do something, making the dead-end obstructionists a minority of a minority, as unemployed former Speaker Denny Hastert might put it. They are also known as House Republicans.
There's no hope for them. But the public says there's a great deal of hope in Obama, and every talking head blathering about what's wrong with Obama is talking to the wrong people. They're certainly not talking to the American public.
(See also Drdemocrat's diary, same topic, for more comment.)