Polls: Bush the liberal?

Did you meet or see a hundred people this last week? According to a CBS/NYT poll, twelve of those hundred think George W. Bush is a liberal.

Think about it. Twelve percent! That's not a tiny number. Has this country listed so far to the right that twelve percent of our fellow citizens think W and Emma Goldman are as alike as makes no difference?

Speaking of polls: Bush seems to be getting the expected bounce from the week-long Feast of Saint Ronald. The Reagan effect will fade. However: The media keep trumpeting the talk of economic improvement -- for example, about a week ago the front page of the Los Angeles Daily News screamed that 1.4 million jobs had popped up all of a sudden. That claim was false on several levels, but continuing propaganda blasts may actually convince people that the economy is in a cheerier state than is actually the case. Bush also continues to score undeservedly well in the "save-us-from-the-bad-guy" category. Bottom line: His numbers may well go up further.

(PS: I'm waving to a certain lady back east, and wishing I had happier news to blog about.)