And they are loath to trust the man who sold them on the stimulus package when he says that their care will be protected. More and more, they are asking the very simple question that Obama cannot answer: How is he going to cover 50 million new people without more doctors?

The elderly are coming to understand that his plan effectively repeals the bedrock guarantee in Medicare that seniors can get whatever care they want for free.

The opposition to healthcare changes is building so fast that Obama was forced to retreat from his August deadline.

And it’s unlikely that he will be able to make a successful stand in September or October, when his ratings will likely be 10 points lower than they are today.

0bama’s dwindling power
Morris, a former adviser to Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and President Bill Clinton