[proud American in Canada]

I saw that poll yesterday--it's plastered all over the AOL welcome screen. It was no surprise to see Pew as the source of that poll.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

That poll is nothing less than a political contribution to the Kerry campaign by the Pew Foundation, which as a tax-exempt organization is prohibited from engaging in partisan politics.

I mean, can't you just imagine how this went down in Pew's inner sanctum? "Hey, let's start something called the 'Global Attitudes Project,' and Maddy can run it, and we can give her a budget, do polls, give her a national platform to tout her views, etc. Perfect!"