Numbers, against and for

How big was Saturday's teabaggerfest in Washington? The DC Fire Department estimated 60,000 to 70,000 people, but far higher figures have been floating around the right-wing blogosphere. FiveThirtyEight's analysis of the situation seems reasonable to me.

Meanwhile, support for health-care reform has been rising since Obama's speech on the subject, with support for a version with a public option higher (55%) than for one without it (50%).