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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (78305)3/13/2010 11:34:16 PM
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"[W]e have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy."

From the Kim Strassel column I posted yesterday:

The most popular might be termed the "If We Build It, They Will Come" hypothesis. The White House loves this one, and has been peddling it to any Blue Dog it can coax to the Oval Office. Americans just don't understand the health bill. Democrats haven't done a good job selling it. Once it is in place, the polls will improve.

This might have been compelling, say, last July. There has since been an inverse relationship between the number of times the president briefs the country and the public's view of reform. Whatever their view on individual elements of the legislation, Americans now firmly believe the sum total is a monstrosity that will harm the economy, cost too much, raise their premiums, and result in higher taxes.

Moreover, the bill offers nothing in the short term to change that view. Its taxes kick in immediately; its benefits are delayed for years. Every time an insurer hikes premiums in coming months (as they will), Democrats will get to explain why ObamaCare isn't working. History holds no examples of unpopular Washington policy quickly growing in public favor. History is brimming with illustrations of legislation the public came to hate even more than when it passed.

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