“Those of us who believe passionately in universal health care must come to grips with how successfully the right has poisoned the public atmosphere, so that voters will consistently side against their own best interests in this debate. That is the message of some new public opinion researched presented to the Tuesday Group, a weekly meeting of progressive activists, today by Lake Research Partners. … The first problem, said Rick Johnson of Lake Research, is the phrase ‘universal coverage.’ There is general agreement that health care costs too much, that they are getting less care for more money, and that something needs to be done about it. And voters see the issue in moral terms; no American should be denied access to care.” [editor’s note: And the key word here is “access,” not the guaranteed provision of services paid for by the taxpayers! The focus must be on lowering the costs, not further subsidies to corporate industry-sectors! - SAT] (02/27/07)