You Play The Hand You're Dealt

Of course, if you show that hand repeatedly to the other players, don't be surprised when that hand loses.

The NBC/Wall Street Journal poll coming out later today will show opposition to the health care bill growing -- mainly from disappointed liberals, who are very much disappointed to see the public option getting thrown out.

The poll has 47% saying the Obama health care plan is a bad idea, to only 32% who say it's a good idea.

Chuck Todd writes on Twitter: "Most of the movement on the 'bad idea' comes from some of the president's core support groups, folks upset about lost public option." He also writes: "Still, large majorities of the president's core support groups believe his plan is a 'good idea,' but the margins have shrunk."

In addition, 44% now say it's better to not pass this bill -- seemingly a large bloc of conservatives, plus some liberals -- to 41% who say it's better that something pass: "First time NBC-WSJ poll had that upside down."

So yes, enough folks on the left have thrown in the towel on this bill to have a majority now say that no bill is better than the status quo.

I don't agree with that sentiment from a policy standpoint.  That's a reflection of both how bad this bill is, and how bad the status quo is.  And yes, a big chunk of this is "You have 60 votes, we gave them to you, and you still lie prostrate whenever the GOP makes angry, mean noises."

You guys folded, plain and simple.  The Republicans beat you again.  You can justify it all you want to, but in the end, you guys got beat.