There is a great amount of hostility towards Bush in Missouri? Really? And how would you know this?
Because I see lots of anti-Bush bumper stickers cropping up -
upon the pickup trucks of the proles, not just the Volvos of the intelligencia (or what passes for one in Missouri). I have even seen homemade anti-bush signs on the vehicles of the lumpenproles, which shows an even higher level of anger, as the signs are very crudely made and embarrassing. Most importantly, I have seen all of this in towns that have 'Jebus' signs in every other yard. I realize this is anecdotal, but I think it is meaningful.
I've even had lower class simples burst out in anti-Bush diatribes at the next pump at the gas station (twice now), and once I saw the same thing in the payment line. I don't think you can overestimate the gas price effect upon these ignorant working class types, Keystone Phil. Many of these people voted for Bush previously because they were duped by patriotism or hatred of various minority groups. Now they feel betrayed and misled - basically what is happening to Bush is what happened to Carter.
