SUPPOSEDLY, CRACKLE IS THE STRICT CONSTRUCTIONIST OF THE GROUP :

Inside the Beltway : Rice for brains (John McCaslin, April 23, 2002, Washington Times)

Kellyanne Conway, president and CEO of the Polling Company in Washington, is still shaking her head over the results of her new poll showing the nation is vastly unaware of who--or even how many--justices sit on the United States Supreme Court.

Nearly two-thirds of 800 Americans polled could not name a single member of the current court and just 32 percent knew that there are nine justices. Only five persons in the entire survey could name all nine.

In contrast, a whopping majority--75 percent--knew there are three Rice Krispies characters and 66 percent proudly cited their names: Snap, Crackle and Pop.

And people wonder why I want to restrict the franchise.... Posted by Orrin Judd at April 23, 2002 8:39 PM