Eh, not so good if the truth be told. Perhaps people were distracted by the Super Bowl and Oscar nominations. Maybe they were too busy with other stuff.Whatever reason, it appears that Obama's vaunted grass roots efforts to influence the vote on the stimulus bill has come a cropper. So called "Stimulus House Parties" are not going over well with the faithful:Few supporters are answering President Barack Obama's call for nationwide house-party gatherings this weekend to build grass-roots support for his economic stimulus plan. A McClatchy survey of sign-up rosters for a score of cities across the country revealed only 34 committed attendees in Tacoma, Wash., as of midafternoon Friday; in Fort Worth, Texas, only 54, and in Sacramento, Calif., just 78."Before the election, we would have had 500 to 800," said Kim Mack, 46, a Sacramento city-facility manager who's hosted house parties for political figures and causes since the mid-'90s. Even in Washington, policy-wonk...(Read Full Post)