A poll tells us that diverse elements of society in Boone, NC spoke with one voice in feeeeling that government (that great abdication in the sky) should have more environmental regulatory powers. Pardon my lack of statistical analysis, but for all I know, 85% of feeeeeeelings about loaded questions were misinterpreted. I want to see the questions – not that it matters. I’m really rather sick of polls telling me that a majority feeeeeels that government needs to get larger and more intrusive. Are not kids learning these days that intelligent policies are based on data, not hype and feeeeeelings?