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February 28, 2007

War supporter says 70 percent of Americans are dunces

Alton over at "I'm Not Emeril" had this to say about polls that show 70 percent of the American people question the Iraq war:

I really don't have a problem when folks ask me how it feels to be in the small 30% who support President Bush and the troops.

I reconcile it with the fact that the other 70% knows the names of every contestant and judge on American Idol, but can't name their own two Senators and their Representative.

I really thought Alton was better than that. I'm in the 70 percent that think this war is a tragic error, and I can name both senators, my representative and most the rest in the state, and the entire U.S. Supreme Court.

And I can only name a couple of the contestants on American Idol. I can name all the judges, though, I have to admit.

It may be comforting in some weird way to think that the 70 percent of the American population that disagrees with you are all ignorant rubes.

But it isn't true.

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