Obama and Democrats ace fund-raising

Looks like the president isn't as unpopular as some would like to think.  Even though he's lagging behind George W. Bush's ability to pull in the bucks during that president's first term, the money is pouring in.

"He's a much hotter ticket now than he was six months ago," said Peter Buttenwieser, a Democratic fundraiser from Philadelphia. "There was some slight discomfort that things were not getting done quickly and Congress seemed to be stalled. It did do some damage, and that's why I think when [healthcare] happened, people felt, 'That's why we elected him.' "

It is too early to tell whether the healthcare success will provide lasting momentum for Democratic fundraising. But party officials were heartened by one early measure. The fundraising totals from March show that the DNC out-raised its Republican counterpart by about $1.6 million. Given that healthcare passed with 10 days left in the month, Democrats see this as a hopeful sign.

So it's more than a fit of pique that makes Republicans strain to obstruct all legislation and they may have hit a wall.  The more Obama achieves, the more money is focused on Democratic successes in November.