Let's revisit how our government works. We aren't a straight democracy which operates on a majority/mob rule basis, but a representative democracy. That means that each district of the U.S. elects its own representation and those representatives enact the will of their constituents.
I didn't bring up the polls, you did. People aren't angry for any reason but they feel violated by the government, and they are right. When some people get angry at being violated they lash out which happened in this case. You said a majority of people wanted this, I disagree, but either way it doesn't matter as we are a representative republic with a constitution that just got used as Democrat toilet paper.
The majority of the representatives, IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE, are currently democrats. Those democrats were elected LOCALLY, with the understanding in the heads of most of the voters, that they would do something about healthcare.
That's your take on it? I thought it was because the Republican party spent too much, got bad press, had a scandal problem, and the Bush administration hangover. Most of those locally elected Democrats ran as moderates and conservatives, they misrepresented their positions(surprise surprise), and then showed their true colors the moment they were seated.
Thus, your premise is flawed. You are equating your personal opinions and polls with doing the work of the people. The fact remains that if the people didn't want healthcare reform, they've had clear choices in the last 2 or 3 elections in that regard. There was not a voter in 2008 who didn't realize that casting a vote for a democrat was casting a vote for healthcare reform.
The democrats did not run on this bill, they ran on "anyone but Bush".
Sorry, teabaggers. You lost. Not only did you lose yesterday, but frankly, you lost 2 years ago. That was when the choice was made. Yesterday was a foregone conclusion when Democrats gained the majority in the house/senate and the presidency.
America lost, and if you read the polls, America knows it.