Keep in mind that a) lots of people need jobs right now b) the journalism industry is imploding and c) Andrew Malcolm gets paid for his "insight" by a publication on the brink of insolvency:
The problem is that Malcolm is comparing Obama's approval ratings (his job performance ratings) with Palin's favorability ratings. In fact, when asked whether they have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Obama and Palin, the gap is hardly "a few points."
