GenQ - For the not so straight individual

The American public is warming up to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and they give the Democratic-led Congress high marks on their initial legislative agenda.

According to a new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll, numbers measuring positive views of Pelosi have climbed over the past month much higher than the marks given to one of her highly publicized predessors, Republican Newt Gingrich, in the first weeks at the post as speaker in 1995.

The poll showed even more support for the Democrats early list of priorities, such as cutting prescription-drug costs and raising the minimum wage, which were supported by the majority of respondents.