Republicans Happier than Democrats

[obnoxiousdrunk]

Overall happiness among U.S. residents has not changed much over the years, according to the latest survey by the Pew Research Center that finds 34 percent of adults are very happy.



Among 3,014 telephone respondents, half reported being pretty happy, and 15 percent said they are not too happy.


The survey, released this week, points out several disparities based on lifestyle, beliefs and political persuasion:

Republicans are happier than Democrats.
People who worship frequently are happier than those who don't.
The rich are happier than the poor.
Whites and Hispanics are happier than blacks.
Married people are happier than the unmarried.
Dog owners and cat owners rate the same.
Sunbelt residents are happier than everyone else.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060316/sc_space/republicanshappierthandemocrats

[Montauk6]

1. Does it take a major statistical research project to figure out that

ignorance is bliss?

[Semi_subversive]

22. My sentiments exactly.

[bryant69]

2. I'm a sunbelt resident

And I'm pissed as hell.

Bryant
OF course that's not a particularly large sample in my opinion.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[wtmusic]

3. of course Repubs are happier than Dems....NOW

let's ask the same question in December

[Mythsaje]

4. Maybe it's because we realize

WE'RE BEING SCREWED WITHOUT ANY LUBE.

And they don't.


That is all.

[RandomKoolzip]

5. Once you give up caring about the rest of the world, "happiness"

is easy. Liberals, however, don't even agree on a definition of the word.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. The world looks awful pretty

from inside the ignorance bubble.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. I guess when you live in 'La-la land', you're happier.

Edited to remove that extra 'f'.

[John Q. Citizen]

8. What me worry? n/t

[LynnTheDem]

9. Yes; it's easy to be happy when you are dirt-ignorant.

It's that simple. Just like rightwingnuts.

[gatorboy]

10. Just wait until they lose Congress

Then they'll be more than happy to bomb a few Planned parenthood clinics.

[liberal N proud]

11. If you don't think about what you are loosing, then it will not bother you

Stupid is as stupid votes.

[Zynx]

12. Since they don't give a shit about suffering of course they're happy.

[underpants]

13. This again?

George Will has nothing to write about a few weeks ago so he drags this back out.

This has been a big part of the conservative movement of the last 30 years. They want to portray themselves as happy and joyous--SEE I am rich because I worked so hard I have a beautiful wife I have no regrets about how I got to be so rich Conservatives are NOT just a bunch of grumpy old men come join the party!!!!

They are also told to always always tell people about how happy they are and to always mention how miserable liberals are.

[LisaLynne]

20. So true.

They do the same thing with polls that suggest that women in "traditional" roles are so much happier than those bitter "feminists". It's all a way to try to influence public perception with crappy, sloppy research.

[Skittles]

14. Ignorance is Bliss

yes

[mattclearing]

19. My reply exactly. n/t

[BootinUp]

15. It all boils down to quality of life. n/t

[shenmue]

16. I imagine it's easy to be happy...

when you don't have all that pesky 'thinking' to get in the way.

:P

[agincourt]

17. Use of feel good prescription meds

should have also been part of the survey. The happy republicans I know are usually zinged up on something.

[SaintLouisBlues]

18. And more dumb, and more fat

[dweller]

21. of the 3,014 respondents, how many were aware of the

illegal wiretapping activity of this *moron's misadministration?




dp

[mzmolly]

23. The Privileged Class is always "happiest."

I hear Marie Antoinette was downright giddy.

[FooFootheSnoo]

24. I consider myself pretty happy

I'm not happy about the state of the country, but I try not to let it affect me much personally. As far as I can tell most conservatives I know (and that's most of the people I live around right now) are not happier. They're always about to stroke out because of some cockamamee scheme we liberals have come up with. Like forcing Christian children in California to study the Koran or the ACLU trying to take Christmas away.

[underpants]

26. Welcome to DU and please tell us ...

how is that whole "Teaching the kids the Koran" thing working out. The high priestesses of the Liberalism are really banking on that one.

:sarcasm:

[FooFootheSnoo]

27. Yes, yes!!

(twirls mustache) as soon as we have forced all the weeping Christian children to learn the Koran our plan for world domination will be nearly complete!

[underpants]

28. Good

Christmas stolen ---CHECK
Gay agenda in place---CHECK
Teaching kids a religion----uh

[mzmolly]

25. Adding: "GOP men tend to be less sympathetic to the needy"

easy to be happy when you don't give a shit about anyone but yourself isn't it?

http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=124