I could debunk the Washington Post-ABC News Poll as being unreliable, produced by media doing nothing more than trying to hype readership or viewership. (Hey, they got Keedy's attention pretty quick, didn't they?) That's how lots of readers on this forum respond when information is presented that they don't agree with and refuse to even consider.

But I won't. I'll accept that the Washington Post and ABC News sponsored the poll, and had it conducted by an experienced pollster with no particular "agenda" in mind. I intend to consider the poll results and the trends that it presents (the same poll was conducted several weeks in a row in order to capture trends in public opinion). My initial reaction is that the poll results are probably a good thing. They suggest that the American public is beginning to take the time to understand the details of the healthcare reform legislation being considered...at least I hope that's what the poll results suggest. I certainly hope that the poll results don't suggest that the American public is beginning to believe that no action is necessary or no money should be spent to reform healthcare. That would be tragic.

All I ask in the future is that readers here accept some of the information that is provided that they might not necessarily agree with, if for no other reason than to understand different points-of-view regarding an issue, a candidate, or legislation. It seems to me that's what this forum is supposed to be all about. If it gets reduced to partisan bashing and counter-bashing of others' ideas, beliefs or candidates, I can tell you for sure that I can find better ways to spend my time.