The 2006 George W. Bush Dead Kitten Survey

Because maybe, just maybe, we draw the line at killing kittens with hammers.

A Modest Proposal for an immodest Presidency

On January 19, 2006, I initiated The 2006 George W. Bush Dead Kitten Survey in an attempt to put a humorous spin on the idea that a vast percentage of conservatives simply support the President regardless of whatever he does.

Based on a recent cartoon, I decided that it would be a beneficial and worthwhile exercise to actually ask the question legitimately. In order to prove my seriousness, I offered a level-headed, open, and polite request to numerous right-wing pundits, bloggers, and other editorialists to respond to the survey.

Click here to read the full contents of the e-mail and survey questions.

Frequently Asked Questions (mostly related to me being disturbed in various ways)

Since I expect the results to come in on a case-by-case basis, I created this page to compile all the results, responses, and updates rather than scatter them all over my main blog. Whenever new information or survey results are acquired, I shall post them here. Responses in full will be posted, however no e-mail addresses or contact information of any participants will be posted.

Current list and status of solicited participants

Name	Occupation	Results of Survey
Ann Coulter	Syndicated columnist	No response
Michelle Malkin	Syndicated columnist; blogger, MichelleMalkin.com	No response
John Hinderaker, Scott Johnson, and Paul Mirengoff	Bloggers, Powerlineblog.com	No response
Glenn Reynolds	Law professor; blogger, InstaPundit.com	No response
Ian Schwartz	Blogger, ThePoliticalTeen.com	No response
John Hawkins	Blogger, RightWingNews.com	No response
Mark Noonan	Blogger, BlogsForBush.com	No response
Kevin Aylward and Jay Tea	Bloggers, Wizbangblog.com	Responded (Jay Tea)
"Emperor Misha I"	Blogger, "The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler" (nicedoggie.net)	Responded
Debbie Schlussel	Syndicated columnist; radio talk show host; blogger, DebbieSchlussel.com	No response
Jay Adkins	Blogger, StopTheACLU.com	No response
Bill Quick	Blogger, DailyPundit.com	No response
Dr. Rusty Shackleford	Blogger, "The Jawa Report" (mypetjawa.mu.nu)	Responded
Rush Limbaugh	Radio talk show host	No response
Sean Hannity	Radio and television talk show host	No response
Glenn Beck	Radio talk show host	No response
Hugh Hewitt	radio talk show host; blogger, HughHewitt.com	No response
"Beth" (surname unknown)	Blogger, "My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" (www.bamapachyderm.com)	No response
Jeff Goldstein	Blogger, proteinwisdom.com	No response
Don Surber	Blogger, donsurber.blogspot.com	No response
Andrew C. McCarthy	Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies	No response
Byron York	White House Correspondent, National Review	No response
Max Boot	Columnist, Los Angeles Times	No response
Patrick Hynes	Republican consultant; Blogger, AnkleBitingPundits.com	No response
Wesley Pruden	Editor-in-Chief, The Washington Times	No response

Legal Precedent

On January 24 I wrote to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to ask for an official statement on the legality of the President claiming authority to kill a kitten with a hammer for no particular reason. A copy of the letter is reproduced here. Check the corresponding blog post for the full text of the letter and further detail on the decision to reach out to the Justice Department regarding the Survey.