ABOUT THAT POLL - AT 7:01 A.M. ET:  The big polling news of the day is a new Zogby survey that, when published today, will apparently show an approximate 50-50 split in the president's approval ratings - half approving, half not.

Look, this pol is an outlier, and Zogby wasn't terribly accurate last year.  No other poll shows the president this low.  The closest is Rasmussen, whose daily tracker shows presidential approval running at about 56-43.  Other polls show Mr Obama even stronger.

No matter which poll you believe, though, the trend for the president is downward.  That can change, of course, but his first 60 days have not been a big hit.  The sequel might be better.  The scriptwriters are at work right now.

March 24, 2009