June 05, 2006
Poodle and Polls
Our esteemed leader is, once again, kowtowing to his discriminating (not in the tasteful sense) voter base -- the folks that think fascism is a family value. He's out there whipping up fear and loathing toward gays, although he'd never say that directly... yet.
For once the American people, according to a poll taken by the Center for American Progress do not seem to be in adoring agreement, a least until the next terrifying event happens and they need a strong man to protect them. Thank god, everyone's favorite cowboy kicked off his boots last week.
The excellent news from the masses is that only 3% of those polled feel that homosexuality is "America's most serious moral crisis". ( murder and torture were not included in this poll)-- here are some of the results:
. 71% of voters strongly agree that "Americans are becoming too materialistic" including 71% of Democrats, 70% of Independents and 72% of Republicans (92% total agree)
. 68% of voters strongly agree that the government should be committed to the common good and put the "public's interest above the privileges of the few" (85% total agree)
. 73% of Democrats, 62% of Independents and 67% of Republicans strongly agree with a common good focus for government. A similiar percentage of voters (68%) strongly agree that government should uphold the basic decency and dignity of all and take greater steps to help the poor and disadvantaged in America (89% total agree)
OOOh , as we speak, the results a Gallup poll of American's greatest concerns have arrived:
. Situation in Iraq/war: 42%
. Fuel/oil prices/lack of energy sources/the energy crisis: 29%
. Immigration/illegal aliens: 23%
. Economy in general: 14%
. Poor healthcare/ hospitals; high cost of healthcare: 12%
And there's Pew too.
I guess take back what I said about murder and torture.
In the meantime, the war against science continues to take apart important initiatives that can never be reestablished, like the longitudinal study of how the environment is affecting children's health. After all, the suffering of children is such an emotional issue, that any proven correlation between injury to children and pollution of the environment could be econocidal.
While the administration is attending to the horrors of gay families, globalization is doing its part in the morality department. The Russians have taken the lead in the child pornography business.
Photo note: A metaphorophoto -- the orange poodle (as in red herring) draws attention from the underlying complexities. This shot, I must say, has everything I love, light and shadow, triangles, 50's campiness -- reminiscent of a time when values were not as complicated
Posted by Dakota at June 5, 2006 10:37 PM