Pollster John Zogby updates our weekly Obama Report Card with a grade on the president's performance. Zogby uses his polling, expert analysis and interaction with major players to come up with a grade and some comments that capture how he sees Obama's week ending.

John Zogby on Week 61:

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

With public and internal polls showing the likelihood of a huge Republican voter swing in the fall, party officials are now testing the need for and the issues that would be included in an election agenda like the 1994 Contract With America.

One of the key findings by party officials quizzing the public so far: Voters would like a list of changes the Republicans would bring if installed as the majority in the House or Senate or both. "There would be a market" for a new contract, says a top official.

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

Republicans, who have been under fire in the Latino community for junking immigration reform in the Bush administration and promoting some policies that appear anti-immigrant, think they can win back Hispanics, in part because President Obama has largely ignored the issue. One way they see to do it is to legalize illegals.

"Conservative leaders see opportunity for the party," says a Republican immigration reform advocate. "Due to Obama's lack of action on his promise of immigration reform, we believe Latino voters are open to being wooed by Republicans," the conservative activist said.

The wooing began today at an immigration reform forum sponsored by the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles on Capitol Hill. Proponents say they want the plan to suggest that border security isn't enough to form an immigration bill. They also want to figure out how to deal with current illegals, perhaps through legalization or a guest worker program. But, says one involved, they don't support "amnesty, per se."

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

A new security requirement ordered by the speaker and the Republican leader to protect House computer networks if a lawmaker's BlackBerry is lost or stolen is driving some members crazy. To use the government-issued devices, a user now has to type in a password. But not just once a day. Sources say that the log-in lasts only minutes, essentially meaning that representatives have to type in their passwords every time they want to use the gadgets. "It's pretty irritating," says California Rep. Mike Honda. Worse: BlackBerrys are permanently deactivated if a password is typed in wrong five times in a row. "Just shred it then," says a House aide.

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

Not everything the Senate does gives taxpayers a haircut. Take the barbershop, technically called Senate Hair Care. For about $20, senators, staff, and visitors who know about it can get a professional coif. We're told that the 11 hairstylists and other staff are so popular that the office has just turned its highest profit in 10 years. Income for the shop, which typically nets $450,000, popped up 5.6 percent, or $25,290, last year.

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

In their boldest prediction yet, Republican National Committee officials today said that a win by President Obama and the Democrats on healthcare reform will anger the public so much that the GOP will take back control of the House and very possibly the Senate.

Armed with a new poll that shows deep dissatisfaction with the reform that is moving through Congress and distrust of the procedures Democrats are employing to get their victory, a key official said that the GOP would pick up close to 60 House seats and eight or more Senate seats. The Republicans need just 41 to take back the House and 10 in the Senate.

Driving the predictions: As public anger has grown over the progression of healthcare reform, independent voters have moved significantly into the Republican camp. Even among "soft Democrats," the OnMessage poll found that only 40 percent want healthcare passed fast, while 49 percent want Congress to scrap the plan.

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers 

One town is already banking on President Obama's re-election: Gettysburg, Pa. Looking ahead to July 2013, organizers of the 150th anniversary of the decisive three-day clash between Union and Confederate forces have extended an invitation for Obama to deliver his own Gettysburg address, we hear. "That would be really cool," says Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau President Norris Flowers. "I expect that." 

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers 

The bitter partisanship over the federal debt, healthcare reform, and unemployment hasn't yet spilled over to top aides on Capitol Hill. But there's no doubt that everyone on the Hill is on edge these days. Just ask two of the most important aides there: Alexis Covey-Brandt, floor director for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Catlin O'Neill, deputy director of floor operations for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "There's a higher sense of urgency," O'Neill told our Suzi Parker. "There's a sense of seriousness and urgency, and that makes it sometimes more difficult to get things done," adds Covey-Brandt. Still, cooperation rules with them, whether it's a bipartisan staff meeting or an after-hours huddle at nearby bars at the Mono­cle or Capital Grille. "The press wants to seize on the divisions," O'Neill says. "When things do get fever pitched, it's up to the staff to make sure the trains run on time." 

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

Now that Michelle Obama has made curbing childhood obesity the rage, another effort with a similar wow factor is pressing the case for schools to provide healthful foods to replace the sugary and fatty products the first lady wants to send to the principal's office.

To publicize a bill being dropped Thursday to push school cafeteria veggies, promoters are rolling out dishy actress Scarlett Johansson and redheaded activist Elizabeth Kucinich to talk up the bennies of "plant-based meals."

Armed with nearly a dozen new polls from key swing congressional districts, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is striking a tougher tone in its bid to kill President Obama's healthcare reform plan in advance of this weekend's planned congressional vote. 

Polls released by the chamber show that House candidates who oppose the president's package have the support of voters and that independent voters oppose the reforms by a 2-to-1 ratio. In a statement to Whispers, spokeswoman Blair Latoff said, "Americans aren't confused by what's in the health bill; they know what it is, and they don't like it. The question remains whether Congress will listen to their increasingly angry constituents or whether they will jam through a bad bill using gimmicks that will increase taxes and the deficit and risk employer-sponsored healthcare." 

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

He's been the subject of many movies, most recently the Brad Pitt hit Inglourious Basterds, an Oscar winner for best supporting actor. But in a new book, we learn that Adolf Hitler had a love-hate relationship with movies. The jailhouse notes of his long-dead press aide, Otto Dietrich, are being released in a book in June. Among the many anecdotes related is that Hitler loved movies, often watching two a night. But, Dietrich writes in The Hitler I Knew, "during the war Hitler deliberately gave up this pleasure." Die­trich, who died in 1952 and requested that his notes not be published until long after his death, says Hitler broke the practice only once, when his BFF, Italy's Benito Mussolini, visited. They watched a comedy called Napoleon Is to Blame for Every­thing.