Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos writes in The Hill

…through it all, an increasingly sophisticated American public is getting better at bypassing the media noise and making up their own minds. Just as they eventually decided to ignore the media proclamations that “George W. Bush is a great leader,” or that “Hillary Clinton is inevitable,” they’re now tuning out much of the Beltway-driven anti-stimulus media onslaught. As Barack Obama adviser David Axelrod told the press the other day, “Here’s the point, folks: We’ve got a good plan to deal with a deep crisis. The American people support it and we’re urging everyone in Congress to catch up with the people on this one.”

It’s true. A national Gallup poll conducted Feb. 6-7 found that 67 percent of respondents approve of the way Obama has handled efforts to pass the stimulus package, while just 25 percent disapprove. For congressional Democrats, that ratio is 48-42, while congressional Republicans stink up the joint at 31-58. Likewise, Research 2000 polling for Daily Kos conducted last week found that favorability ratings for congressional Republicans were an abysmal 21 percent, compared to 68 percent unfavorable.

Thankfully, the Obama administration finally seems willing to call the self-appointed “experts” out on their obliviousness to mainstream public opinion.

OK, that’s a start. Now about fixing that economy…

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