Two Percent of Americans Think Filibuster is a Medical Procedure

John McCaslin from the Washington Times writes:

How many Americans were actually paying attention when the Senate debated the filibuster around the clock? Not too many, it appears.

A majority, 61 percent of Americans, could not define or describe a "filibuster" in their own words, finds a new nationwide survey of 1,000 adults by a Washington-based Polling Company.

And if you think that's bad, Americans' knowledge of the filibuster exceeds their ability to name at least one member -- either by name or department -- of President Bush's Cabinet.

Our favorite findings, however: 4 percent of Americans polled identified filibuster as a medical procedure, 2 percent said it was a sports team, another 2 percent said it was a household appliance, 1 percent said it was a breed of horse, and 1 percent said it was a type of sandwich.