Not so Fast, Mister President

American Thinker Blog: Not so Fast, Mister President:

In their high-pressure health care sales pitch to the American people, the Obama team has proven adept at creating a sense of urgency and at hammering away at a script designed to hook the public. Following Obama's statement in a letter earlier this month that he strongly favors a public option, results of a New York Times/CBS poll were released that indicate that 72 percent of respondents favor a public option, and the Obama team has wasted no time getting that number into the script.

That 72 percent number has been widely reported, and makes a perfect sound bite for the evening news or the morning paper. The White House and their allies have repeated in every forum that a majority of people favor a public option, despite the fact that the survey headlines are misleading at best...

If you read the actual questions you learn that the public is far less supportive of liberal policy goals... All that's new is the political repackaging -- which is making an appearance now because liberals know that their health dreams could become deeply unpopular once voters realize what they will mean in practice.