An Admirable Effort

For all the "haters gonna hate" rhetoric about how Barack Obama is universally despised by most Americans, the reality is outside the right-wng echo chamber he continues to be the most admired man in America by a massive margin in Gallup's yearly poll.




Obama's numbers equal 2-10 combined.  Most sitting Presidents do well in this category, but Obama certainly has done better than most.  And among Republicans, Obama still came in second behind Dubya.

On the women's side, Hillary Clinton continues to dominate.



A total of 15 #1 rankings on this list since 1992 for her.  Palin placed third among independents and first among Republicans, while Clinton came in number one with Dems and independents, and third with Republicans (!)

For all the flack that Obama takes from the beltway set, he's still pretty well respected and admired by average Americans.

(But really, the entire country?  Beck over the Dalai Lama?  Really?)