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To: Wayners who wrote (39223)	10/7/2010 4:56:05 AM
From: GROUND ZERO™	1 Recommendation Respond to of 103300

90% of Americans didn't want the Wall Street Bailouts, they happened, 70% of Americans were against the Monster "Stimulus" it was passed, 70% of Americans are against Obamacare and it passed. And those idiots still don't understand why voters are over the top angry, how stupid can these politicians be... GZ

To: Wayners who wrote (39223)	10/7/2010 6:40:10 AM
From: GROUND ZERO™	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

POLL: Dislike of healthcare law crosses party lines, 1 in 4 Dems want repeal By Bob Cusack - 10/06/10 05:55 AM ET obugle predicted in the spring that the new law would become popular as people learned more about it. But the poll shows Republicans strongly oppose it, independents are wary of it and a surprising number of Democrats also want it overturned. Republicans have vowed to repeal the law if they take control of Congress, and the findings of Mark Penn, who led Penn Schoen Berland’s polling team, show that healthcare is a major issue for voters this year. When asked if they wanted the legislation repealed, 56 percent of voters in the surveyed districts said yes. “Only Democrats were opposed to repeal (23 percent to 64 percent),” Penn said. “Undecided voters wanted the healthcare law repealed by 49 percent to 27 percent.” In each district, a majority of those surveyed said they want the controversial law gone. Sixty-five percent back repeal in Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick’s (D-Ariz.) district, while only 27 percent oppose such an effort. Kirkpatrick voted for healthcare reform. Fifty-nine percent of those polled in Rep. Debbie Halvorson’s (D-Ill.) district back a repeal, with 29 percent against. More than one in four Democrats polled also favor repeal. Halvorson was a late yes vote on healthcare reform and is now 18 points behind her Republican challenger. Republicans say they will “repeal and replace” Obama’s health law, although they privately acknowledge that eradicating it will not be possible until they control the White House. thehill.com GZ

To: Wayners who wrote (39223)	10/7/2010 2:40:15 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 103300

Re: "90% of Americans didn't want the Wall Street Bailouts," I don't know if the number is '90%' but I agree that a majority probably did not like the big bank bailouts. Of course TARP was proposed and signed into law by George Bush administration. (Fortunately most of it has been paid back now and the cost to the Treasury is looking to only be $50 Billion now... not the $700 Billion it started as. If we are lucky when the Treasury sells off the last of their preferred stock and warrants in the banks even that may turn into a profit and not a loss.) Re: "70% of Americans are against Obamacare and it passed." Don't know about that "70%" figure either, but polling DOES seem to show at least a bare MAJORITY opposed to the bill... however just as many of those opposed to it wanted a STRONGER bill (and that's why they opposed this one) as those opposed to it who wanted a weaker or no bill.... For example: a strong majority said they wanted Medicare eligibility extended to ALL Americans....