And the Gallup Poll is in. Do Americans support the Healthcare bill's passage?

[Bluebear]

By Slim Margin, Americans Support Healthcare Bill's Passage

PRINCETON, NJ -- Nearly half of Americans give a thumbs-up to Congress' passage of a healthcare reform bill last weekend, with 49% calling it "a good thing." Republicans and Democrats have polar opposite reactions, with independents evenly split.

The findings, from a March 22 USA Today/Gallup poll conducted one day after the bill received a majority of votes in the U.S. House of Representatives, represent immediate reactions to the vote.

Americans' emotional responses to the bill's passage are more positive than negative -- with 50% enthusiastic or pleased versus 42% angry or disappointed -- and are similar to their general reactions.

Although much of the public debate over healthcare reform has been heated, barely a third of rank-and-file citizens express either enthusiasm (15%) or anger (19%) about the bill's passage. However, only Democrats show greater enthusiasm than anger. Independents are twice as likely to be angry as enthusiastic, and Republicans 10 times as likely. :mad: :nopity:...

Bottom Line: Passage of healthcare reform was a clear political victory for President Obama and his allies in Congress. While it also pleases most of his Democratic base nationwide, it is met with greater ambivalence among independents and with considerable antipathy among Republicans. Whether these groups' views on the issue harden or soften in the coming months could be crucial to how healthcare reform factors into this year's midterm elections. Given that initial public reaction to Sunday's vote is more positive than recent public opinion about passing a healthcare reform bill, it appears some softening has already occurred.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/126929/Slim-Margin-Americans-Support-Healthcare-Bill-Passage.aspx

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Best lines I've heard Repugs use today - "once people get something they like, they won't give it up

Amazing. They are boldly stating that their position is to shit on the American people and expect them to love it.

[Bluebear]

2. They can never "repeal" this for that reason. Once people have a benefit they want to keep it

[Grand Taurean]

3. Do they really want to re-open the Medicare D "donut hole"

for millions of seniors including my father?

And remember ReTHUGS, senior citizens VOTE!

[Toucano]

7. The best I´ve been hearing?

The quality of the U.S. ¨best health care in the world¨ will decline because 30 million people will now have access who didn´t before.

So, their system depends upon inequality. It can´t survive if ¨everyone¨ is allowed to participate.

Jeesh!

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. I think the level of zingers we will be hearing will be quite breathtaking!

When you get a group of politicians with more money than brains or ethics stirred up by their innate hatred and hypocrisy, one can only imagine what sorts of stuff the media will focus on and state as fact.

[Bitwit1234]

4. That's only one day. Wait til the public gets into the real provisions

of the bill. Do you think responsible parents, republican as well as democrats aren't going to accept their kids being enrolled in health care with pre-existing conditions over the likes of rush's and fox's spewings.

[Lex]

5. But the Repubs will take advantage of the protections in the new law

if they have pre-existing conditions or want their kids on their policies until 26. They'll squeal if you try to take this away from them later.

So predictable.

[dchill]

6. Hey, they didn't ask me! I guess that proves...

I'm not an American.