Some mornings, I wake up, and although it's been more than fifteen years I've been living here, I have a start of fear, shame, and loathing, as I think "ohmigawd, I moved to Texas". It's the kind of thing you think the morning after a terrible event like a bad car crash, or the death of a family member, or the 2000 election of George Bush, after sleep has mercifully taken away your memory, led you to believe that, perhaps, the dread event was actually a dream, before your full recollection takes you like a bucket of water over the head.
So, anyway, here we are.
The question asked:
Did Humans develop from earlier species?
Texans respond:
14% -- don't know
35% -- agree
51% -- disagree
38% agree that God created humans pretty much as they are 10,000 years ago or less
and
30% agree that humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time.
Heres a link to the newspaper article:
http://www.texastribune.org/...
Prindle says the results recall a line from comedian Lewis Black. "He did a standup routine a few years back in which he said that a significant proportion of the American people think that the 'The Flintstones' is a documentary," Prindle says. "Turns out he was right.
I tell ya, it's a depressing time. But here's one thing that's been perking me up lately. Sure, Obama is having a disastrous time with practically everything, and everybody hates him (so much on DKos that I've taken a protracted break from the site) and all.
But here's what I say, when I worry about Texans, the Supreme Court, Sarah Palin, health care, and global warming:
President McCain
and, somehow? I get a little spring back in my step.
I think maybe I'll go volunteer for the "White for Governor" campaign today!
Have a nice morning, y'all!