Neuropsychology in Liberals and Conservatives

If you've ever wondered what alternative universe some politicians inhabit, you will enjoy this article in American Thinker today. In in Ms. Tyler explains, "The neurons of the human prefrontal cortex are the only objects in the known universe that are functionally altered by exposure to abstract concepts such as God, truth, freedom, and justice." Read it to find out how different people answer the important questions in life, and why we need to train our children to honor God and seek the Truth at all costs.

Andrew on ACORN

Please use 10.54 minutes of your time to watch this video of Andrew Breitbart as he accepted the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award from AIM for uncovering corruption at ACORN this past year. He's funny as well as correct in his assessment of the mass media.

(Note: I copied the code to my blog, so that it would play at FairKaye, but Google would not allow it to be published.)

If you have lots of time or you're seriously putting off yard work today, take another few minutes to watch the first part of his speech where he explains his astonishment at discovering that people from "fly over" country actually are wise, decent people with a sense of humor. That was the beginning his conversion from liberal to conservative.

Texas VS California

Way back in September, Nelson Guirado of Assymetric provided an excellent analysis of the current status of California and Texas. This is important now because California has been following the liberal program on taxes, the environment, and social services for years, while Texas has implemented more conservative laws and programs.

Here are Guirado’s highlights (remember these are figures from the middle of September):
1. Education results (with similar ethnic groups): Texas ranks 25th while California lags behind at 47th.
2. Unemployment in Texas is 4.3%, but in California, it’s 7.3%.
3. Taxes: Texas has the third lowest rate among the states while California is ranked eighth highest.
4. Deficits: California has a deficit of $15, 000,000,000 while Texas has a surplus.

From what I’ve observed since January 20, Obama and the Democrat Congress are rushing headlong to emulate or overtake California’s programs. Why? We have a proven life lesson right before our eyes.

Palin Responds to Letterman

David Letterman in a lame attempt at a late night joke mentioned that Sarah Palin and her daughter, Willow, had attended a baseball game in New York. His supposedly funny punch line was that the game had to be temporarily stopped while A Rod knocked up her daughter.

Concerning Letterman's comments about my young daughter (and I doubt he'd ever dare make such comments about anyone else's daughter): 'Laughter incited by sexually-perverted comments made by a 62-year-old male celebrity aimed at a 14-year-old girl is not only disgusting, but it reminds us some Hollywood/NY entertainers have a long way to go in understanding what the rest of America understands -- that acceptance of inappropriate sexual comments about an underage girl, who could be anyone's daughter, contributes to the atrociously high rate of sexual exploitation of minors by older men who use and abuse others.'"

I can remember when politican's children, even those young adults over 18, were protected by the press and by commentators. But, for some reason, the media loves to hate Sarah Palin, even when she's not running for office.

One Chart = 1000 Words

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Dr. Sanity has posted this chart which explains relationships that I've been intending to cover for months. However, I must admit that the chart does the work of many words, even mine, for anyone who understands and remembers the Twentieth Century. If you would like a more thorough discussion, go here to read about the Left's inexplicable love affair with tyrants and their failed tyrannies.

The most frightening aspect is realizing how successful the Liberal Left has become in the freedom loving United States by carefully managing its message through academia, mass media, and the entertainment industry. Those who dare to oppose the agenda have immediately been branded as heartless misanthropes in a surreal inversion of reality, a la Alice in Wonderland.

The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions

Those who want to “fix” things no doubt believe they are improving the situation, but too often, as each of us knows from personal experience, the “helpers” just end up making things worse.

Think about the adage when contemplating our national problems. Do not activists and politicians try to “fix” too many of them? While their intentions may be benevolent, their actions not only worsen the situation at hand, but also create new crises.

It reminds me of my class in 20th century Russian history. Lenin, Stalin, and Trotsky began by trying to help the oppressed peasants and were dismayed when the peasants didn’t seem to want or appreciate their help. So, they forced their way into power, believing it was for the good of the people. But the end result was the gulags for dissenters and suffering for the whole population. Eventually the People’s Paradise collapsed from its own weight.

Could Not Have Said It Better Myself

The American Thinker nearly always has thought provoking articles. Today I highly recommend The Law Liberals Always Break by Edmund Wright.