A poll finds that Republicans would choose George W. Bush over George Washington by a two to one margin. A scary indication of the sheep-like mindset of the majority party.

It also indicates that most Americans are pretty clueless about Washington's era.

No wonder rightist often try to frame arguments around what they claim the founding fathers intended--most Americans don't have a clue whether whether the pundits are telling the truth or not. So they can say whatever they want and most people won't know the difference.