The Great Divide-

Liberal bloggers(including Jane Hamsher) and commentators including the UPI are touting a new poll funded by AARP and released on Wednesday as indication that support for the public option has gained traction. Using Malcolm X’s Ballot or the Bullet Speech as a platform the call for democratic passage of health care reform as necessary to fulfill a promise to the people, and use the death of Senator Edward Kennedy as a rallying point to fulfill his lifetime crusade – they continue to challenge the democratic leadship to rush to action and pass legislation in the face of any and all opposition.

Direct quote from the Poll: “However, American support for mandates and for a single government insurance plan for all Americans tests lower. Specifically, 45% support a mandate and 44% support government-supervised health insurance. Options that mix public and private efforts, such as “Starting a new federal health insurance plan that individuals could purchase if they can’t afford private plans offered to them”, find broader support across party lines. The proposal with the most consistent support across all parties – about 63% - is “Keeping health insurance mainly a private industry but allowing the government to serve as an industry watchdog to help expand coverage and keep an eye on costs.””
You can view the entire poll here:
http://assets.bizjournals.com/cms_media/denver/pdf/HealthPoll082509.pdf

The poll indicates very little bipartisan agreement on anything with one important exception -mistrust of their representation in Washington. 28% trust the Democrats to do the right things about health care while 41% trusted Republicans. So you see the Ballot and the Bullet Speech can support opposition as well. As Malcolm X said:“These Northern Democrats are in cahoots with the Southern Democrats. They’re playing a giant con game, a political con game. You know how it goes. One of them -- One of them comes to you and makes believe he's for you, and he’s in cahoots with the other one that’s not for you. Why? Because neither one of them is for you, but they got to make you go with one of them or the other. So this is a con game. And this is what they’ve been doing with you and me all these years. “ We must hold our politicians accountable!

Everyone agrees some change needs to occur and no one can agree on how. Until agreement and consensus can be reached by the PEOPLE there must be NO change. That is the cornerstone, the very foundation of our government. To pass legislation that so radically changes a private industry with less than the required 2/3 majority smacks of nationalization.