Wow! A little more than one-fourth of all Republicans polled in a new poll that was recently used for polling purposes will begrudgingly admit that President Obama probably doesn't hate the country he spent two years campaigning to lead.

And that's not all! Only half of them think that he does hate America! And people say Republicans are childish and petty…

More than half of Republicans either say President Obama doesn't love America or say they aren't sure of his feelings toward the country he leads…

PPP polled 766 registered voters nationwide. Of the GOP respondents, 27% agreed that Obama "loves America," 48% disagreed and 25% said they weren't sure.

If they added in a question about whether or not Barack Obama breathes oxygen like the rest of humanity, I wonder what percentage of Republicans would answer that he probably didn't.

I know one thing. It wouldn't be zero.

The public option is the Mylar balloon floating over the rocky landscape of health care reform — no one knows when it will land, if it will land, if there is a boy inside, or if anyone even wants the boy inside. Some people look at this balloon and feel fear, others feel a deep sense of cynicism, others just want to believe there will be a happy ending and a movie deal. But who really knows what will happen?

In the latest turn of events, the Washington Post reports that despite the summer of outrage a clear majority of Americans now support the public option:

Americans remain sharply divided about the overall packages moving closer to votes in Congress and President Obama's leadership on the issue, reflecting the partisan battle that has raged for months over the administration's top legislative priority. But sizable majorities back two key and controversial provisions: both the so-called public option and a new mandate that would require all Americans to carry health insurance.

However, one resident of Washington, DC — it's unclear if his opinion was included in this poll or not — seems to think that a public option is okay, but not necessarily necessary…

Obama "will obviously weigh in when it's important to weigh in" on the possibility of a public option, chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said. Added Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett: "He's not demanding that it's in there. He think it's the best possible choice."

Right. And if all you have to go on is your belief that a public option is the best possible choice, and data showing that a majority of Americans also believe it's the best possible choice, you wouldn't want to make an unreasonable demand like that.

So, this just went up on Politics Daily. Please take a moment to respond, because this very poll will be a crucial tool for Sarah Palin's exploratory committee. What I'm saying is, the fate of the free world is completely in your hands. Don't choke…

Hey, everybody's got stupid people whom they'd rather would just shut up on their side. No party ideology has a monopoly on idiocy.

However, if you're a Republican, then the odds are pretty good that the stupid person is you…

Forty-two percent of Republicans say President Obama was born outside the United States, while only 37 percent say he was born here.

Twenty-five percent of Democrats say President George W. Bush let 9/11 happen, while 63 percent say he didn't.

At a certain point, you have to wonder if ignorance is a lifestyle choice.

* If you don't rebuild, the Jedis win. They hate our way of life.

* This article here says that people's faith in the accuracy in news reporting has hit its lowest point in two decades. But, you know, I don't fucking believe that shit.

* Sen, Robert Byrd just wants to protect young gay men from getting molested by Julius Ceasar. Or something.

* Majority of doctors found to be socialist scum.

* Double-Yoo Tee Eff, ACORN? If you're going to be corrupt, do you have to be moronic about it, too?

Do you find yourself — unlike absolutely everybody you see on television or read online — somewhat confused by the health care reform debate that we're all going to start this Civil War over?

Well, you're not alone in being alone in that confusion…

Two in three Americans call the health care reforms being debated by lawmakers confusing; only 31 percent said they have a clear understanding of the proposed changes. Sixty-seven percent of those questioned said the reform ideas were confusing.

This evaluation cuts across party lines, with majorities of both Republicans (69 percent) and Democrats (58 percent) saying the current proposals are confusing.

That's funny, because — according to my own personal polling data — somewhere in the neighborhood of 99.7 percent of people I've talked to have ridiculously strong, entrenched opinions about health care reform.

Although, I am 82.3 percent confused by those opinions.