Remember when the liberal blogosphere proudly trumpeted themselves and their policies as being the "reality-based community?" Well, not so much anymore.

Take this Gallup poll today on Obama and the Democrats' health care plans.

Question: As you may know, President Obama is proposing a health care plan that is designed to expand coverage to nearly all Americans without raising taxes on the middle class or lowering the quality of health care. If Obama's plan is passed, do you think it would or would not be able to accomplish all of these goals?

Ninety percent of Republicans and 64% of Independents don't think Obama's plan will do any of these things. But two out of three Democrats (66%) believe Obama's plan will accomplish all three goals.

As I wrote the other day, President Obama is making claims about his health care plan that even his most passionate defenders don't believe.  Senator Baucus made those exact same claims today in the Wall Street Journal unveiling his bill. But a sizeable majority of the public seems to recognize that too good to be true notion that coverage can be expanded dramatically without raising taxes or suffering a decrease in quality is, well, not a claim that's based in reality.

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