Putting Another Lie To Rest

I took note of the following paragraph in this article by New York Times reporter David Herszenhorn that appeared yesterday about the stimulus package that just passed out of the Senate without an extension of unemployment assistance (as noted here)…

(Harry) Reid’s critics say he can now be accused of playing politics with the nation’s economy, and of clinging to partisan differences at a time when voters across the country are clamoring for collegiality and cooperation.

Now I’m not necessarily blaming the writer here for just repeating a standard right-wing war cry without any proof (though further examination of that specious claim is certainly called for), but I should note that I can find no polling data anywhere to indicate that this country is unhappy with Dubya and/or Congress because they don’t practice “collegiality and cooperation” (a desirable state, sure, but implying that that can be measured is a bit much).

However, if anyone wants to express disapproval with Dubya or Congress on other matters, most notably the war and the economy (as noted here) – well, that’s something else entirely.

A minor point, I know, but I just wanted to make that clear.