In case you missed it, Congress has been growing more stupid over the years, if we are to go by the quality of their speeches. Here's a graph of the grade level of Congressional utterances, plotted by time and Party:
Congress Is Getting Dumber And Dumber - Business Insider
For particular Congresspersons, your mileage may vary. And while there seems to be a precipitous drop for the Republicans, nobody comes out looking very good.
Rep. Mick Mulvaney, a Republican from South Carolina, speaks at the lowest grade level, registering just less than an eighth-grade level. Rep. Dan Lungren, a Republican from California, speaks at the highest level — about a 16th-grade level.
Here are some notables: Rand Paul is among the lowest 20 members of Congress, at just above an eighth-grade level. Nancy Pelosi speaks around the average of an 11.5 level. House Speaker John Boehner is 12.6, Marco Rubio is a 9.4, and Rob Portman is at an 11th-grade level. Finally, Harry Reid is at about a 9.75 grade level.In the good news, maybe the rise from 2011 to 2012 is the beginning of a trend. I wouldn't bet on it, though.
So what's going on? Are politicians reaching out to an increasingly ill-prepared electorate? Is it the influx of new members? It looks like 2006 was a critical year.
Congress Is Getting Dumber And Dumber - Business Insider
2 comments:
"Of the people. For the People. By the People.", I always say. However it could just be pandering too. Not quite sure!
Aren't those two ways of saying the same thing?
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