Perhaps it is no more than the latest example of a presidential honeymoon. Nevertheless, at a time of severe economic distress, President Barack Obama remains popular. Polls show he has twice as many supporters as critics. Those same polls show Congress has twice as many critics as supporters.

Thankfully, however, this huge popularity gap no longer seems to be inhibiting lawmakers from pushing back vigorously against several of the most dubious elements of the president's ambitious age ...

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