1.  ConservativeHQ.com's Richard Viguerie says President's Obamacare proposal has angered and frightened many citizens and has served to re-launch the conservative movement.

In a statement following the President's speech on health care, Viguerie said that Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi have engaged in "massive political overreach," which has "put new life in the conservative movement."

Viguerie said the big government policies of President Bush and the Republicans in Congress caused many grassroots conservatives to drop out of politics for a while.  But new members and contributors to conservative causes, especially the Tea Party rallies and town hall meetings, are indicators that Obama's policies "are putting a strong wind into conservative sails."

Republican politicians have been mostly absent from the heath care battle, while conservatives have been very active in the fight.

2.  Polls continue to show a definite preference for Republican control of Congress, but Democrats are preferred on some issues.

The latest Rasmussen Reports indicates that, if elections were held today, the GOP would win 44%-37%, with 19% undecided.  If the undecided voters did not vote, which is likely in lower turnout non-presidential elections, Republicans would capture 54.3% of the nationwide vote, with Democrats at 45.7%.

This is the 11th straight week the GOP has held the upper hand.

However, voters trust Democrats slightly more on the issues of education and Social Security.

Voters trust Republicans decisively more on the economy, taxes, national security, Iraq, abortion, and immigration.  On ethics, the GOP has a one-point edge.

On the big issue of health care, the two political parties are tied.

Here are the exact figures from another new Rasmussen Reports:

Issue                           Republicans              Democrats

Education                     40%                         45%
Social Security              41%                          43%
Economy                     47%                           39%
Taxes                         48%                           40%
National Security           51%                           39%
Iraq                             47%                           37%
Abortion                       44%                           37%
Government Ethics         35%                           34%
Immigration                 45%                           33%
Health Care                  44%                           44%

President Obama continues to suffer from a negative rating among citizens with strong opinions, pro or con, on his job performance. 

The average for the last seven days of tracking polls from Rasmussen Reports showed that only 28.7% of the people strongly approved of Obama, while 39.3% strongly disapproved, netting the President a minus 10.6%.

When those without strong views either way are counted, Obama averaged 48.7% approval and 50.9% disapproval, with 0.4% without an opinion even when pressed.

As this is written, it is unknown what effect the President's speech to Congress will have on his personal ratings and those for the Democratic Party, but it is possible both may receive at least a temporary "bounce."