Just so everyone knows, the portion describing officials surveyed was left out only due to post length. It is readily available at the site above, though, along with much, much more. There are FIVE sections of findings, with the one on politicians under “Additional Findings.” It was a pretty extensive survey, and I recommend people check out the site and see what else is there.

The elected officeholders come from the ranks of Democrats (40%), Republicans (31%), Independents (21%), and those who say they belong to no party or indicate no affiliation (8%). None were asked to specify what office they held, so the proportion in which they held local, state, or federal positions is unknown.

Well, it would be very nice to know what offices are held by these people if 29% can identify themselves as “independents”, “no party” or “no afilliation” since I’d be willing to bet that more than 90% of ALL elected officials in this country attain their posts from having a “D” or an “R” either beside their name or at the top of the ballot on Election Day. We have exactly 435 members of the House (not counting non-voting members) or 100% who have either a “D” or an “R” beside their name and 98 members of the Senate (regardless of the Minnesota outcome) or 98% who have either a “D” or an “R” beside their name, giving us a total of 99.63% of the Congress with either a “D” or an “R”.
Among state governors, all 50 (or 100%) have either a “D” or an “R” beside their name. And among ALL the states’ legislators* (both State Houses and State Senates), there are 7382 who are (presumably) elected. Of these, there are only 75 who do not identify with either a “D” or an “R” (it should be noted that all 49 of Nebraska’s legislators are officially deemed as “independent” or “non-partisan” and the state is unique in having a unicameral Legislature; also, there are 6 seats that are currently vacant) which means that 7301 are either “D” or “R”. Adding all this into the overall composite, we get 7967 elected officials, of whom 7884 (or 98.958%) are either “D” or “R” and a meager 77 (or 0.966%) are identified as “other” (the 6 vacancies account for a grand total of 0.075% of the total).
So how in the world it’s possible for this survey to find 29% of “elected officials” who do not identify as either “D” or “R” is something that demands an explanation. It’s one thing for a survey to have so many non-D/R respondents when asked but when you’ve got so many from “elected officials”, that’s just bizarre (unless the survey included a lot of places that don’t elect on a “party affiliation” basis or only a VERY tiny percentage of overall elected officials, most of whom hail from “non-partisan” elections, were included).

Information gleaned from http://www.ncsl.org/statevote/statevote2008.htm . At the bottom of the “Click on any state for party composition” table, there’s an option to “Compare all 50 states” which is how I found the party designations.

Yes, Fitzgerald did a lot right for Valerie Plame, but he also let Karl Rove off the hook. I mean, really – all signs seemed to point to Rove, and Scooter ended up being the fall guy.

I do hope that just because Fitz went after Blago on THIS that he isn’t going to cut him – and Obama – a break on the whole Rezko thing. I guess time will tell.

I’ve witnessed dung beetles emerge from steaming piles without a speck on their beatiful blue-green metallic exoskeleton. However, their beauty is in stark contrast to the nature of their diet.

Thanks Andrew. I knew there must be a scientific explanation for the Radiant One’s teflon sheen.

However, nature provides an example that might contradict my previous statment. I’ve witnessed dung beetles emerge from steaming piles without a speck on their beatiful blue-green metallic exoskeleton. However, their beauty is in stark contrast to the nature of their diet.

If none of this sticks to Obama, maybe he should henceforth be known as the “Dung Beetle President”

Michelle Obama Is The “Specifically Named Individual” On Page 64 of The Affidavit Submitted by FBI »

http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/12/09/michelle-obama-is-the-specifically-named-individual-on-page-64-of-the-affidavit-submitted-by-fbi/

NOTE CAREFULLY – THE WORDING MEANS BLAGOJEVICH WAS PROMISED SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!! (He just had to wait a couple of years for the payola!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

“ROD BLAGOJEVICH said that the consultants (Advisor B and another consultant are believed to be on the call at that time) are telling him that he has to “suck it up” for two years…”

Nadhmi Auchi (left) with Illinois’ governor, Rod Blagojevich, in 2004.

Two similar figures, Nadhmi Auchi and Antoin S. “Tony” Rezko, served as the intermediaries. Both are Middle Eastern males of Catholic Christian heritage who left Baathist dictatorships for Western cities (Auchi from Iraq to London, Rezko from Syria to Chicago). Both became successful businessmen who hobnobbed with politicians and promoted Arab interests. Both have been convicted of taking kickbacks and both stand accused of other shady dealings.

http://www.danielpipes.org/article/5996