Poll: Public Option Favored by 65% of Americans--Including a Majority of Republicans!!!

The new CBS/New York Times poll not only shows overwhelming support for the public option -- it shows that a plurality of self-identified Republicans are for it, too. The poll asked this question: "Would you favor or oppose the government offering everyone a government administered health insurance plan -- something like the Medicare coverage that people 65 and older get -- that would compete with private health insurance plans?" The top-line result is 65% in favor, 26% opposed. Among Democrats only, it's 81%-12%, and independents are at 61%-30%. And among Republican respondents, 47% are in favor, to 42% opposed.

TPJ: This goes to show that while the tea party protesters and town hall shouters are loud and thus get a lot of t.v. time that "the silent majority" of Republicans are thinking sanely. They seem to understand that we can't have a strong economy in the long-run without reforming health care to take the burden of insurance off corporations, reduce costs for middle-class families. This will give corporations more money to re-invest in their company, which will naturally lead to better employment security. It will prevent illnesses before they get disabling, which will increase the productivity and stability of the work force. This in turn helps a company grow, sell more widgets and thus help grow the overall American economy. It's a no brainer but you have to have a brain to begin with and many if not most of the tea party loud mouths only have a squeaky toy rolling around in their skulls with a "Made in China" sticker on it.

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