Friday, November 07, 2008

From The Department Of Useless Statistics

David Brooks (although I have heard other conservatives blather on about this too as they try to discourage any change in governing philosophy) writes today: Only 17 percent of Americans trust the government to do the right thing most or all of the time, according to an October New York Times/CBS News poll. Gee, I wonder why? Maybe this number will change if they have a government, that you know, believes in government.
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3 comments:

  1. Nah, they feel the same way about presidents they like. It's crazy.

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  2. "Nah, they feel the same way about presidents they like."

    =

    "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"

    Different ethos from up here.

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  3. Mind you, a crushing majority of my American friends have attitudes a lot closer to Canadians than that traditional American ethos.

    But we are all eggheaded intellectuals.

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