What do you know? Health care’s not broken!

Apparently, Americans love their health care system. They like paying high premiums to insurance companies that will kick you off the plan right when you really need them. They like paying through the nose if you happen to have a pre-existing condition.

No wait! They don’t like their health care system. They’re concerned about losing their coverage. They don’t trust insurance companies. They’re concerned about skyrocketing costs.

But wait! They don’t want the government coming in and mucking things up. Their taxes will go through the roof. They won’t be able to choose their own doctor any more, despite the fact that Obama has told them they will be able to stick with their doctor and plan if they like. He’s said it over and over again, like a broken record. But no, they won’t be able to.

The results of this recent poll don’t really seem to show much of anything except that people are confused by the topic. It’s a confusing topic, and Republicans — in true form — are exploiting that confusion to torpedo any sort of health reform. The health insurance lobbies are as strong as ever in Washington. If they make the issue murky enough and sketch out enough adverse consequences of health care reform, they’ll win again. If the Democrats fail on this fundamental signature issue, it will be apparent that the government is not run by the people for the people, but by special interest groups.