OBAMA'S POLL NUMBERS - AT 1:02 P.M. ET:  Rasmussen reports that, after a brief spurt upward, President Obama's poll numbers have returned to the less spectacular level they were at early last week.  Some 56% approve of the job the president is doing, while 44% disapprove, a spread of 12 points.  That is the smallest spread since March 21st.  Other polls have approval higher, but Zogby, whose surveys we view with some skepticism, believes it is actually lower.  Trends will give us the truth over time.

April 2, 2009