By almost every conceivable measure Americans are less positive and more critical of government these days. A new Pew Research Center survey finds a perfect storm of conditions associated with distrust of government – a dismal economy, an unhappy public, bitter partisan-based backlash, and epic discontent with Congress and elected officials....
The public’s hostility toward government seems likely to be an important election issue favoring the Republicans this fall....
So, according to Pew, the public is thinking the government sucks so let's bring back the Republicans? They ought to throw out their trust graph and start a bonkers chart.
Meanwhile we note Hugh Ambrose, in his pretty excellent recent book, "The Pacific," finds it necessary to add a footnote to explain to 21st Century readers who Charlie McCarthy was ("Charlie McCarthy was a wooden puppet. The ventriloquist who operated him had a world-famous comedy routine at this time.").
I get it. Nobody remembers the 40's any more.
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