OH DEAR, DON'T SHOW THIS TO THE PRESIDENT – AT 8:42 A.M. ET:  From a new CNN poll on health-care legislation:

Twenty-five percent of people questioned in the poll say Congress should pass legislation similar to the bills passed by both chambers, with 48 percent saying lawmakers should work on an entirely new bill and a quarter saying Congress should stop all work on health care reform.

What a vote of confidence in the way things have been handled.  And yet...

"Many provisions of those bills are popular, particularly restrictions on health insurance companies," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Roughly 6 in 10 would like a bill that prevents insurers from dropping people who become seriously ill or denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. Seven in 10 favor requiring large and mid-sized companies to provide health insurance to their employees. Those proposals are popular among Republicans as well as Independents and Democrats. A cap on medical malpractice awards – something on the GOP's wish list that is not in the current legislation – is also popular."

COMMENT:  So, the current bills contain some popular provisions, but only 25% want the bills, or bills like them, passed.  What a botch job!  This administration is almost unique in the way it turned popular proposals into 25% support. 

This is what happens when we elect a president with no experience whatever in commanding things.  The Obamans could turn the public against chocolate ice cream.  And would probably like to.

February 25, 2010