For that rare American possessing at least an ounce of brains, yesterday’s New York Times/CBS News poll once again demonstrated that his fellow citizens are clowns who richly deserve the derision that much of the world now is heaping upon them. That poll, conducted in the wake of the “debt ceiling” debacle, tells us that a full 82 percent of Americans now disapprove of how the U.S. Congress is doing its job. Unfortunately, the pollsters didn’t ask Americans how well they perform their job as informed citizens. Neither did they ask Americans precisely when they became concerned or informed about the debt ceiling. Had they done so, they probably would have learned that the interest of Americans peaked only after they were … Read entire article »