The United States of FUBAR

Despite everything that has been visited upon them since the "Reagan Revolution" - the stagnation of their incomes; the deliberate and unearned transfer of enormous wealth from the blue and white-collar middle class to the richest of the rich; the offshoring of their manufacturing base and jobs; the waging of two failed wars in conjunction with tax cuts for the rich, all financed with borrowed money on the kid's credit; the transformation of the mightiest economic engine in the world into a hapless succession of bubbles; all this and so much more - wait for it -

The results of a new Gallup poll released Monday reveal an unfortunate yet wholly unsurprising fact: The most commonly offered positive statement about the Republican Party continues to be its capacity for “better fiscal management.”

While not unexpected, it’s an absolutely baffling, incredible position, noteworthy even when held by an admittedly slim plurality of the public. Considering the enormous damage the Republican brand has taken recently, it’s significant that voters still reflexively assume conservatives are “better at” or more “serious about” the economy than liberals. (At the same time, voters reflexively assume that liberals care more about “people like me.”)

Welcome to the United States of FUBAR - F-cked Up Beyond All Recognition.