American Feel More Patriotic This Fourth

The latest Fox News poll indicates that Americans are feeling better about their country than they did last year:

According to the latest FOX News poll, over half of Americans feel more proud to be an American this Fourth of July than last, and a majority believes they are more patriotic than their neighbors. In addition, an overwhelming majority says they would rather live in the United States than elsewhere.

Given the relentlessly negative drumbeat from the press (Grab Abu, Iraq war, Gitmo, etc.) it's a wonder that ANY Americans feel patriotic. Fortunately, most folks don't pay attention to the mainstream media anymore.

The results of this poll definately show a difference between the GOP and the Dems:

Partisanship plays a role here, as Republicans are almost 20 points more likely than Democrats to say their pride has increased over the course of the year. About two-thirds of Republicans (63 percent) feel more proud today compared to 50 percent of independents and 44 percent of Democrats.

On the flip side, 14 percent of Democrats feel less proud this July 4th than a year ago, as do 6 percent of independents and 2 percent of Republicans.

Can't say I'm surprised that the Dems are feeling much more poorly these days. It would be hard for me to be patriotic if the leaders of my party were guys like Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Dick Turban, Teddy *hiccup* Kennedy, Chuckie Schumer, and Hillary the Wonder Senator.