From AP:

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has divided the nation, and Republicans believe their call for repeal will help them win elections in November. But the picture's not that clear cut. A new AP poll finds that Americans who think the law should have done more outnumber those who think the government should stay out of health care by 2-to-1...

HEY HARRY. HEY NANCY! CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?

Now, I realize, Mr. Majority Leader and Ms. Speaker, that this is what you're up against:

Brian Braley, 49, a tech industry worker from Mesa, Ariz., wants Washington to keep its hands off. "I think it's a Trojan horse," Braley said of the health care law. "It's a communist, socialist scheme. All the other countries that have tried this, they're billions in debt, and they admit this doesn't work."

...but I'm sure that Mr. Braley's parents (if they're still alive) are receiving both Medicare and Social Security. I wonder if the AP reporter who wrote the story asked Mr. Braley that obvious followup question. I rather doubt it. And I'm sure that Br. Braley isn't aware that most of the civilized Western World enjoys the benefits of "socialized healthcare".

Sigh.

We've been saying since the debate started that this issue was a winner, and that the watered down compromise did not go far enough.

Apparently, a big majority of Americans feel the same way. Their argument with the Democratic Party is not with HCR, but with lack of bold leadership on the issue.

D'oh.