Those crazy Americans

Another poll on the maddening inconsistency (stupidity?) of American public opinion:

One in every five Americans thinks that s/he has been spied on by the NSA.

When asked if the program was right:

47% Right

50% Wrong

When asked if Mr. Bush broke the law (wording of question):

47% Probably/definitely had not broken the law

49% Definitely/probably had broken the law

I wonder if anyone who responded thought these two questions, posed together, were hilarious. I know that I did. The only way that this poll could make any sense is if the exact same participants who considered the program “right” also considered it “legal” (though this cannot account for the number of folks who thought he “probably” did not break the law; those people are apparently utterly and completely retarded).

Of course, these polls come on the heels of a recent study, which concluded that 50% of graduates from 4 year collegiate institutions do not have the reading level to comprehend and navigate a standard news article (NPR, Morning Edition, today).

I should have been a lawyer. It seems hopeless to want to teach.

-W.