The revolution has arrived! And it looks kinda silly

Just read an interesting article in the 10/18 Wall Street Journal by pollster Doug Schoen. Apparently his company sent someone down to Wall Street to actually survey the Owies, find out who they are, what they do, what they want, etc.

From the article:

Our research shows clearly that the movement doesn't represent unemployed America and is not ideologically diverse. Rather, it comprises an unrepresentative segment of the electorate that believes in radical redistribution of wealth, civil disobedience and, in some instances, violence. Half (52%) have participated in a political movement before, virtually all (98%) say they would support civil disobedience to achieve their goals, and nearly one-third (31%) would support violence to advance their agenda.

The vast majority of demonstrators are actually employed, and the proportion of protesters unemployed (15%) is within single digits of the national unemployment rate (9.1%).

What the Owies seem to really want is revolution. Apparently many of them have been poised and waiting for this moment since 1965, and certainly since Woodstock.

To wit:

What binds a large majority of the protesters together—regardless of age, socioeconomic status or education—is a deep commitment to left-wing policies: opposition to free-market capitalism and support for radical redistribution of wealth, intense regulation of the private sector, and protectionist policies to keep American jobs from going overseas.

Sixty-five percent say that government has a moral responsibility to guarantee all citizens access to affordable health care, a college education, and a secure retirement—no matter the cost. By a large margin (77%-22%), they support raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans, but 58% oppose raising taxes for everybody, with only 36% in favor. And by a close margin, protesters are divided on whether the bank bailouts were necessary (49%) or unnecessary (51%).

Schoen goes on to discuss the political dangers the dems face by supporting these wingnuts. Like, David Fluff, White House mouthpiece, has noted that the Owies are representative of many Americans (which they aren't, by the way; the USA is in majority right of center), and Nancy Pelosi almost squeezed out a crocodile tear talking about them.

So Pazzo and Comrade, go ahead, embrace these loonies. See if that gets you re-elected. Yeah, Vive la revolution!

Meanwhile, another poll shows that the American city with the most millionnaires and highest per capita income is... wait for it... Washington, DC.

(Pause here, laughing, coffee shooting out my nose.)

Thus the Owies may be in the wrong place -- on several counts. As I've indicated several times, the Fat Cats and the greed on Wall Street is far surpassed the Fat Cats and the greed inside the Beltway.

Probably write more later.

Meanwhile, Save the Republic.