Gotta Love The NBC/WSJ Poll
And just 41 percent approve of the president's job on health care,
which is nearly identical to Bill Clinton's scores from 1994, when he
failed to get Congress to pass health care reform...(but) when read the specifics of his goals for health care -- like requiring
insurers to cover those with pre-existing conditions, providing
low-income families with subsidies to help them afford insurance, and
raising taxes on the wealthy to pay for the subsidies -- 56 percent say
they support Obama's plan. Only 38 percent oppose.
Wow! You'd think that would be a wake up call for the MSM to help the country understand what it is the Democrats/Obama are trying to accomplish.
Unfortunately its much easier to say: "$1 trillion plan, will add to deficit and cost you more to go to your government assigned doctor. Old People will be murdered."
Wow! You'd think that would be a wake up call for the MSM to help the country understand what it is the Democrats/Obama are trying to accomplish.
Unfortunately its much easier to say: "$1 trillion plan, will add to deficit and cost you more to go to your government assigned doctor. Old People will be murdered."
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These meaningless polls are really harmful. People look at the numbers and think, WOW, that many are against. Goldilocks didn't approve of 67% of the porridge, I doubt that Mama Bear chucked the lot in the bin.
July 29, 2009 7:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
"You'd think that would be a wake up call for the MSM to help the country understand what it is the Democrats/Obama are trying to accomplish. "
What are they trying to accomplish? The bill is going to be so underfunded what can it accomplish? They've given themselves impossible constraints. They have to keep big insurance happy. They have to keep providers happy. They can't tax anyone with money. They can't subsidize all who need it. They can't make a COMMITMENT to universal healthcare. People sense that there is no COMMITMENT and without commitment they don't have the necessary sense of security to embrace change.
July 29, 2009 7:20 PM | Reply | Permalink