Cliff Schechter is right on --

The Gadflyer: Fly Trap: "But I am sorry, I must say something else. And if I regret it later, so be it. All you have to do is read a book like What's The Matter With Kansas, and it just reminds you how fuckin stupid many of the people in this country are. That's right, I said it. Sue me. What's the old saying, nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people. I cannot think of an aphorism more apt.


Probably, by correlation (and I personally was under the impression there was going to be no math involved in this, so you crunch the numbers), the poorest states with the largest education gaps are the ones who supported President Yellowcake with the most votes.


Why? 22% cited moral values as their top concern. This put this non-issue in a statistical dead heat with the economy, Iraq and terrorism.


Moral values?!? Yes, now apparently the Republic is most desperately threatened by the Saddamites and the Soddomites.


We have poverty growing at a rate that will have us building Hoovervilles, a budget deficit that is growing faster than the dementia in Jim Bunning's 'brain,' a war raging based on lies and a corrupt government that every week finds a new way to stick it in the average person's ass like they're O'Reilly with a loofah and you're lathering up in the shower. But damnit, two men you don't know may choose to get married, and some other guy might want not want to say 'Under God' during the pledge of allegiance. Better vote for the moral Brady Bunch of the former drunk driving/draft dodging Pres/VP team."