So one of the headlines in yesterday's front page story on the impasse between Congressional Democrats and President Brainless on the Iraq Supplemental states, "Mixed on Murphy: His Stand Leaves Voters Divided."Uh huh.
Well, here is more from writer Larry King's article (prefaced by noting Patrick's slim margin of victory over Mikey Fitzpatrick last November, hence the "again" reference)...
"Back home, reaction again revealed a county divided. Most voters interviewed yesterday supported the notion of getting out, but legislating a deadline left some at odds. Many were oblivious to Murphy's stance, or his unique credentials to be a spokesman for the Democratic opposition to the war."Well, at least he didn't say the "Democrat" opposition. And I don't know how on earth anyone in Bucks could know who Patrick Murphy is but be "oblivious to (his) stance," but I'll take King at his word on that.
The part that gets me, though, is how most voters wanting to get out of Iraq while some opposed a deadline constitutes a 50-50 split (implied when stating that Bucks County is "divided" on the Iraq war).
Also, how can Bucks be "divided" when the ubiquitous G. Terry Madonna of Franklin and Marshall College, the person The Philadelphia Inquirer always contacts regarding public opinion polling in stories about politics, says that "pre-election polls (last November) found greater dissatisfaction with President Bush and the war among Bucks voters than in most of the state"?
It doesn't sound to me like Bucks is very "divided" on the Iraq war, and I'm not reading anything in this story to tell me that Bucks is "divided" on Congress installing a timetable for withdrawal as part of war funding.
But speaking of math, Patrick noted the following...
"Ninety-five percent of my time is spent on local issues," he said, "yet 95 percent of our press has been on Iraq."And that is the only reliable math that appeared anywhere in this story. And if you guessed that it appeared at the very end, then give yourself a
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