The Country Grieves…Pelosi-Obama Gloat.

I'm done with the GOP until it regains its sanity.

 Skippy says:

Certainly NO MANDATE…and absolutely certain to doom the careers of many politicians who, despite the tens of thousands of emails, telephone calls, letters and personal visits from their constituents, felt insulated enough to vote for the health care bill in direct contravention of the wishes of the people.

And yet, think back to 2008, when the Democrats campaigned on a promise of HCR and in turn were elected to control of the White House, the Senate, and the House.

Care to resolve that disconnect, Skippy?

Moreover, how do the American people feel about he way the health care system was allowed to fester under the Bush Administration?

 

Oct. 20— Americans express broad, and in some cases growing, discontent with the U.S. health care system, based on its costs, structure and direction alike — fueling cautious support for a government-run, taxpayer-funded universal health system modeled on Medicare.

In an extensive ABCNEWS/Washington Post poll, Americans by a 2-1 margin, 62-32 percent, prefer a universal health insurance program over the current employer-based system. That support, however, is conditional: It falls to fewer than four in 10 if it means a limited choice of doctors, or waiting lists for non-emergency treatments. Support for change is based largely on unease with the current system's costs. Seventy-eight percent are dissatisfied with the cost of the nation's health care system, including 54 percent "very" dissatisfied. Indeed, most Americans, or 54 percent, are now dissatisfied with the overall quality of health care in the United States — the first majority in three polls since 1993, and up 10 points since 2000. Yet apprehension about the system is counterbalanced by broad satisfaction among insured Americans with their own current quality of care, coverage and costs — a situation that tends to encourage a cautious approach to change. While the system is seen to have gaps, flaws and an uncertain future, it's also seen to work for most people. Among insured Americans, 82 percent rate their health coverage positively. Among insured people who've experienced a serious or chronic illness or injury in their family in the last year, an enormous 91 percent are satisfied with their care, and 86 percent are satisfied with their coverage. Still, cost concerns are prompting some evasive action: Nearly one in four Americans, 23 percent, say they or someone in their family put off medical treatment in the last year because of the cost. (Among uninsured people, this soars to 49 percent.) And 12 percent say they or someone in their household bought prescription drugs from a foreign country — a violation of federal law. In addition to universal coverage, there are other areas in which the public favors change. Nearly seven in 10 say it should be legal to buy prescription drugs from foreign countries, despite the FDA's safety qualms. Three-quarters favor the $400 billion plan to cover prescription drugs in Medicare; most would pay higher taxes to fund it. Most also favor the creation of HMO-based Medicare options that cover prescription drugs but limit the choice of doctors. There's long been a schism in concern about health care costs: Most Americans are dissatisfied with the costs of the system overall, and apprehensive about their future expenses — but satisfied with their own current costs.

 It is almost as if Skippy is badly out of touch!