Remind me, who’s the party of fiscal responsibility again?

It’s also interesting that, for every single question with a “Don’t know” option, Republicans are less likely to choose “Don’t know” than the general population – in many cases dramatically less so.

1st, I don’t think the “Democrat” vs. “Republican” (vs. for that matter, “Independent”) is significant. I look at it as “Are you a Democrat, Republican, or Independent”, since “Independent” isn’t actually a party.

2nd, I’d LOVE to have seen this same poll when Bush was Prez. I bet that some questions such as, ‘Q14: How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “The U.S. President has too much independent power over American foreign policy decisions these days.”‘ would have radically different answers. (In this poll, over 60% of Reps strongly or somewhat agree vs. only 21% of Dems.)

3rd, more evidence of Republican moronicity (?) – over 50% of Reps “have always believed President Obama was born in another country.”

Thanks, but that article is referring to flip-flopping on policy, whereas I was looking for something more directly analogous – persistent belief in discrete factual claims that have been conclusively falsified.

“A new poll shows deep support among liberals for the very Bush/Cheney policies they once pretended to despise”
http://goo.gl/H5u0b

I find it interesting that the poll uses the term “Democrat” to refer to the “Democratic Party” but it does not use “Republic” to refer to the “Republican Party.”

Uh… You do? Why in the world?

I mean, there’s the 9/11 Troofers, and the Trig Palin conspiracy theorists, but I can’t see them coming close to a majority. Any other ideas?