This is a very hard question to answer as maybe democrats are dumber than dolphins comparatively speaking, but where would that leave the republicans? Dumber than dirt? Consider the dolphin lives life freely and has avoided land, capitalism, and republicanism, so yes, definitely smart species. But then consider republicans have had power in congress and the presidency for much of the last 40 years and everywhere you look -> mess. Yep, dumber than dirt for sure.
http://www.counterpunch.org/colson06182008.html
"Food inflation is at its worst in more than 17 years today, with prices having risen nearly 5 percent in the past year. The price of staple products is climbing event faster--milk and dried beans are up more than 17 percent; cheese is up 15 percent; rice and pasta 13 percent, and bread 12 percent.
With the official unemployment rate jumping by a half percentage point in May--the biggest one-month increase in 22 years--gas prices climbing to more than $4 a gallon nationally, and a growing number of families hit by skyrocketing mortgages, things are looking exceptionally bleak for many working and poor families across the U.S.
In a new USA Today poll, 54 percent of those surveyed say their standard of living is no better today than five years ago. "Fewer Americans now than at any time in the last half century believe they're moving forward in life," concluded a recent report by the Washington, D.C.-based Pew Research Center."