Posted by
The Stiletto on Wednesday, July 05, 2006 5:49:16 PM
The Stiletto is well aware that she’s playing with fire, but a nationwide Gallup Poll that asked 1,002 adults aged 18 and older, “How proud are you to be an American – extremely proud, very proud, moderately proud, only a little proud, or not at all proud?” found that 57 percent of all respondents were “extremely proud.”
Depending on party affiliation, political philosophy and geographic location, some people were more likely to admit to being “extremely proud” than others:
° 74 percent of Republicans, 53 percent of independents and 47 percent of Democrats;
° 71 percent of conservatives, 56 percent of moderates and 40 percent of liberals; and
° 66 percent of Southerners, 55 percent of Easterners, 55 percent of Midwesterners and 54 percent of Westerners.
The Stiletto hastens to add that, even though one of The Washington Post’s Op-Ed columnists points out “a certain hesitant quality to the expressions of patriotism by progressives or left-wingers,” she’s not questioning anyone’s patriotism –just reporting the facts.