"Self-Screwing"

Nope, not quoting Dick Cheney.

Liberals like me always wonder why the working poor tend to vote Republican in droves. For the life of us, we can't figure out why most of them blindly support those whose policies leave them further behind. Joe Bageant's new article addresses this issue in a way that most of us homo, commie, wine-swilling, elitist lefties can't. It's direct and isn't condescending, from the point of view of someone who grew up -- and continues to reside -- in a blue collar town that runs Republican red.