Burnt offerings to the God of Page Hits

The latest contribution to American history from the august Washington Post: "User poll: Which leader is most at fault for the latest breakdown in debt talks?" Because who cares about substance, right? I kid the Post, but I wonder if the decline of Rome began this way, too. (By the way, when I last checked, Post poll-takers assigned 7% of the blame to Obama -- and 46% to Speaker Boehner. I guess that clears up who's winning the political PR war.)