Here are some excerpt's from the December
Harper's Index:
• Percentage of black U.S. children under the age of five who live in poverty: 43
• Percentage of Americans who think children are better off when their mothers stay at home rather than working: 51
• When their fathers stay at home rather than working: 8
• Portion of U.S. college graduates who say their job does not require a college degree: 2/5
• Percentage of rentable property in San Diego County that registered-sex-offender parolees are prohibited from living on: 97
• Kilowatt-hours of energy used each year by the average Ethiopian citizen: 5
• By the average U.S. refrigerator: 454
• Percentage of U.S. Jews who believe God gave Israel to the Jewish people: 40
• Percentage of white U.S. evangelicals who do: 82
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Blast from the Past. At Daily Kos on this date in 2008—The Elephant In The Circular Firing Squad:
Ah, don't you love Republican infighting? Not only was Sarah Palin's press conference anawesome display of her (frightfully deficient) intellect, but GOP governors were ticked offthat she stole the limelight.
Frank Rich takes a closer look at the back biters in Sunday's NYT:
ELECTION junkies in acute withdrawal need suffer no longer. Though the exciting Obama-McCain race is over, the cockfight among the losers has only just begun. The conservative crackup may be ugly, but as entertainment, it's two thumbs up!
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