Why are Americans so unserious?

The latest Newsweek poll has W. at 33%. I doubt Putz will mention this.

Also, check out these numbers:

Democrats now outdistance Republicans on every single issue that could decide voters’ choices come Nov. 7. In addition to winning—for the first time in the NEWSWEEK poll—on the question of which party is more trusted to fight the war on terror (44 to 37 percent) and moral values (42 percent to 36 percent), the Democrats now inspire more trust than the GOP on handling Iraq (47 to 34); the economy (53 to 31); health care (57 to 24); federal spending and the deficit (53 to 29); gas and oil prices (56 to 23); and immigration (43 to 34).

The GOP and its leadership is consistently polling in the 20s and 30s. They're the fringe.