When you mention statistics, it's usually a good idea to actually quote them and include sources.
Also, we do not share your socialistic "world view" here. I know what extreme liberalism is. I have a few of them in my family.
Also, you mentioned having a Masters Degree. Since you're in a sharing mood tonight, please tell us what your discipline is. We would love to know.
This troll has got the well-known liberal point of view. He instances to "statistics", but he thinks they are useless (and he doesn't know any of them). I'm not surprised when this low-IQ idiot says:"I was apolitical at the time, so think I am fairly objective". In fact I'm persuated that the Rats do nothing but tear and fight and scrap, building up mounds and piles of crap on their way to demoralizing the country and presenting a false front of "objective" misinformation. Why? They effectively control the media power, whatever it could be: TV, radio, schools, universities. Actually, the are convinced that anybody who thinks differently from them is just wrong, plain wrong. As for me, I'll defend to the death our conservative beliefs. I'm talking about the MAJORITY, the conscientious Republican majority which supported George W. Bush for President. Anyway we are increasing our number in the Universities and in schools. In these hard times, we have to be tireless Protest Warriors, apparelled of Faith and Justice.