A few reasons why the President’s healthcare proposals have met such resistance.

1. Most folks like what they have. (Sorry to repeat what I wrote in previous columns.) They tell pollsters they like their own healthcare. Yes, they feel the system could be improved for others. But for their own situation, don’t mess with it.

That is a mighty big obstacle for the President to overcome. His researchers have told him this. And this is why you have heard the message about the uninsured so often. Supporters hope it will prick the consciences of those who are satisfied.

2. Most folks see no crisis. They hear the cries of “Crisis! Crisis! Crisis! We must act on this urgently!” They look up and see the sky is not falling. They see no reports that babies and oldsters are dropping off their twigs by the thousands before their time. They see nothing about hordes of patients sleeping on hospital doorsteps.

There may very well be a crisis. But if there is, it is not too visible to most folks. And so when they hear the President and others wail about a crisis, they just don’t grow too anxious.

3. The President and his supporters tell us that when government wades deeper into healthcare it will save hundreds of billions of dollars. Trillions, in fact, over many years. Sorry, but most folks don’t buy that.