Public excited for new Democratic Congress

The polls back it up.

According to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll, Americans are more optimistic this year about the Democratic-controlled Congress than they are of the Bush presidency:

A new Associated Press poll goes even further.  A majority of Americans favor the items that are on the Democrats' agenda in the first 100 hours:

Minimum Wage
Favor - 80%
Oppose - 18%

Embryonic Stem Cell Funding
Yes - 56%
No - 41%

Allowing people to buy prescription medication from other countries
Favor - 69%
Oppose - 28%

The Republicans will have to wait until a more controversial topic arises, such as gun control, before they can attack without appearing so far outside the mainstream.