Well, now we know

The news that 20 percent of Americans think President Obama is a Muslim - not that there's anything wrong with that - proves without a doubt that one in five Americans is stone cold stupid (they also probably don't know that 1 in 5 is the same as 20 percent).

Often times reporters and pundits accuse liberals of always thinking conservatives are dumb, but this time we are right. The modern Republican party is 50 percent fiscal conservatives and corporate types who simply want no taxes or government regulation, and 50 percent stupid crazy people who think:

• humans saddled and rode dinosaurs;
• the September 11th attacks were an inside job by the government (so why are they mad about a mosque at ground zero? They should be protesting a new post office or army recruiting station). Of course many of them also believe that Saddam Hussein attacked us on September 11th, so I may be confused about this point;
• Obama was born in a madrassa instead of Hawaii;
• New Mexico is a foreign country;
• global warming is a hoax but that pro wrestling is real
• all of their tax money goes to welfare instead of the military, Social Security and Medicare;
• illegal aliens are streaming into the country to get gay married and then get on welfare/take our jobs.

Of course, there are some dumb lefties - some who also believe the 911 conspiracies or think Mary Landrieu is a liberal - but nothing like the right wing nuts.

It's funny, but also really depressing.  Are we ever going to be a mature nation, one that believes in facts and science and rational thought, tempered and moderated and shaped by emotions and honesty and humility and kindness?

But enough of that crap - wrestling's on!