Polls, polls, polls

From the latest Harris poll:

Any benefit President Bush may have gained from his State of the Union speech didn't last long enough to be measured in the latest poll, as Mr. Bush's ratings are now 40% positive, down from a positive rating of 43% in January, and 58% negative, up from 56% negative.

Elsewhere, approval of the way Congress is handling its job is mostly unchanged, with 25% of U.S. adults giving Congress a positive rating and 71% giving it a negative rating.

Also, roughly one-third of U.S. adults, or 32%, say "things in the country are going in the right direction," and 59% say "things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track." In January, 33% said the nation was heading in the right direction and 54% said it was on the wrong track.

Listen up all you inside the beltway Democrats who are frightened of your own shadows.