before he goes tête-a-tête with Chinless Mitch:

More from Pew:

By the end of 2000, concerns had mounted that the good times of the late 1990s were at an end. Still Americans were far less pessimistic about the state of the economy than they are currently. At the start of Bush’s tenure, the number judging the economy as good or better stood at 46%. Now a meager 7% voice that opinion. About three-in-four Americans now see jobs as hard to find in their communities compared with 44% in 2000. And standard measures of consumer outlook have also plummeted: the just-released Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index weighed in at 38.0, its lowest level since the index was first tabulated in 1967.

Seems like the new Administration has the will of the people behind them.

Time to play hardball, folks. This isn’t about partisanship; it’s about truly healing the country (and not just salving some WATB chapped ass).