"They remind me of just a regular couple who won the lottery."

Um, yeah, after going to Harvard Law School. In any case, the remaking of Michelle Obama's image has been a real (and deserved) PR triumph. And let's feast on those numbers: a 76-16 approval rating, per the Washington Post. That's better than Barack, whose 66-29 is pretty impressive for a guy who is about to expand the government more than anyone since Johnson and Roosevelt.

And look at these numbers for this question:

3. Do you think things in this country (are generally going in the right direction) or do you feel things (have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track)?

Right Wrong No Op

3/29/09 42 57 1
2/22/09 31 67 2
1/16/09 19 78 3
12/14/08 15 82 3
10/25/08 LV 13 85 2
10/11/08 RV 8 90 2

That's a pretty dramatic change since election day, 8/90 to 42/57 is a 67 point shift.