let's go back to jack for the cafferty file. jack? >> the question this hour is what's behind america's surge in optimism. there was a 14-point jump just in the last month, and people who are feeling pretty good about the way things are going in the country. however, not these people agree. we're not so much optimistic as realistic. we all know the president will accomplish next to nothing. we're exhausted by the talk. we've moved to other things. we've come to accept 9% unemployment. no health care. higher costs, higher taxes. more people are passionate about the steelers and packers coming up in a couple of weeks than about the state of the union. paulette in dallas writes, i'm not buying it. give it time and the puck will drop. silvia says it's not real. the pollsters need to poll