Think Congress is sophomoric? A study says you're right

[underpants]

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/05/26/150261/think-congress-is-sophomoric-a.html#storylink=cpy

With that framework in mind, it should come as no surprise that the lawmakers at the bottom of the list, speaking at the lowest grade level, are among the most ardent tea party Republicans in the freshman class. Rep. Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, Rep. Robert Woodall of Georgia and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky were the bottom three - speaking at about an eighth-grade level, the study found.

"We look at it as a badge of honor," said Mulvaney, a graduate of Georgetown University and the University of North Carolina Law School, who notes that he often speaks on the floor "extemporaneously."

"I don't think people see the polysyllabic words - or the number of words - in a sentence as a sign of your intelligence," he said.

The best and worst speeches may be in the ear of the listener, and the study noted that President Barack Obama's 2012 State of the Union address was judged by other researchers to rank at the eighth-grade level for the third year in a row. (Stop trying to reach the Fox News crowd Mr. President - they aren't going to hear you anyway)

[ananda]

1. That high?

I was thinking pre-k.