The indispensible Karlyn Bowman of the American Enterprise Institute alerts us to the results of a number of recent surveys on the subject of patriotism. Americans, it seems, are among the most patriotic people on the planet, and large majorities describe themselves as very patriotic. (Only the Phillipines scored higher — go figure.) But there are differences between the parties. While 71 percent of Republicans "completely agree" with the statement "I am very patriotic," only 48 percent of Democrats did. Asked "If you had the opportunity to leave the United States and live permanently in another country, would you take it?" 8 percent of Republicans, but 24 percent of Democrats answered in the affirmative. To be fair, in response to another similarly worded question, only 10 percent of Democrats said they'd prefer to live elsewhere. Still, that contrasts with only 1 percent of Republicans. It is considered extremely bad form to question anyone's patriotism, and Hillary Clinton, for one, has thundered and blustered that her patriotism was being challenged (when it wasn't). Certainly it is not a charge that should be carelessly or lightly levelled. But these poll results do get at a reality — Democrats do tend to be less patriotic than Republicans. There, I've said it out loud.