And you wonder why Republicans want to abolish the Department of Education.

[TrollBuster9090]

On the one hand, Republicans scream that Obama has done too much with his 'radical socialist agenda.' On the other hand, a Gallup poll just came out showing that, despite the fact that the 111th Democratic Congress has passed more important pieces of legislation than any other congress in recent history, most Americans perceive that this congress has done 'less than usual.' With the biggest gap between perception and reality being between the ears of Republican supporters, 53% of whom believe the 111th congress has done less than usual.

{http://www.gallup.com/poll/144089/One-Say-Congress-Accomplished-Usual-Year.aspx]

Second most interesting disconnect: While Obama CUT taxes for most people, an overwhelming majority of the teabaggers have the false perception that taxes have gone up under the Obama Administration/ 111th Congress. Which begs the question: why worry about appeasing Republicans with regards to letting the Bush tax cuts expire, when they'll attack you for raising taxes even when you LOWER them?

Lesson: If you're going to be damned if you do and damned if you don't, YOU MIGHT AS WELL DO!

Observation: The more faulty your perceptual apparatus is, and the less likely you are to perceive reality as it is, the more likely you are to be a Republican these days. In other words, the dumber you are, the more likely you are to support the GOP.

Conclusion: With a direct correlation between stupidity and the tendency to vote Republican, is it any wonder the GOP wants to abolish the Department of Education?

[ejpoeta]

1. i totally agree. that would be a nice bumper sticker too....

if you damned if you don't and damned if you do, you might as well do. i feel that way about the healthcare thing and the stimulus. the problem is that they caved to republicans who voted against it ANYWAY. now they own it and it wasn't enough. either. if they would have forced through what they wanted to do.... bigger stimulus with more infrastructure work and healthcare with a public option i think people would have been happier.

[HopeHoops]

2. What has education ever done for the Republicans?

Apparently nothing.

[Winterblues]

4. Now that is a bumper sticker

What has Education ever done for a Republican?

[Le Taz Hot]

3. Only the Republicans?

Are you familiar with Arne "never-met-a-charter-school-I-didn't-like" Duncan? Please, education is being bombarded from BOTH sides of the aisle.

[NNN0LHI]

5. They know they all got tax cuts

They just didn't want those "other people", getting tax cuts.

Don

[felix_numinous]

6. RW don't want a free education

they want to control the information taught in schools just like they control the media. Privatization is all about control and censorship, propaganda would then be in the schools as well as on TV.

[felix_numinous]

7. oops..