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Brain Differences In Liberals and Conservatives

Seen on Slashdot:

“Scientists from NYU and UCLA report in Nature Neuroscience that the brains of Democrats and Republicans process information differently. This new study finds that the differences are apparent even when the brain processes common information, not just political topics. From the study, liberals were more likely to be accurate and showed more brain activity in the region associated with analyzing conflicts. A researcher not affiliated with the study stated, liberals ‘could be expected to more readily accept new social, scientific or religious ideas.’ Moreover, ‘the results could explain why President Bush demonstrated a single-minded commitment to the Iraq war and why some people perceived Sen. John F. Kerry… as a flip-flopper.'”

Very interesting. I think we all knew some of this though. That’s why Conservatives are unable to accept things such as gay marriage, religious tolerance (didn’t Jesus preach love for everyone?), the planet being more than 6000 years old, etc.

Poll: Americans trust Congress over Bush on Iraq

Most Americans see President George W. Bush as too inflexible on the war in Iraq and prefer that the Democratic-run Congress have the final word on when to withdraw U.S. forces, a Washington Post/ABC News poll showed on Monday.

I guess when you fuck up for this long people start to lose faith in you, huh? Too bad BushCo doesn’t care about what the American people think and still do whatever they want.

Nearly 80 percent of those polled said Bush is not willing enough to change policies over the unpopular war that has taken a huge toll on his approval ratings, the Post reported.

The poll was conducted last week, after Senate Democrats failed to advance a plan that would force Bush to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq by April 2008.

More than six in 10 Americans — 62 percent — said Congress should have the final say on when to pull out U.S. forces, compared with 31 percent who said the decision should rest with Bush, the poll showed.

Not surprising. Again, this doesn’t matter to BushCo. They think they are above the law. Hell, Cheney doesn’t even think he belongs in any branch. One minute he’s claiming Executive Privilege on his documents and transcripts, and the next minute saying he’s part of the Legislative Branch. Don’t you love how they mold the government to whatever scandal they are facing this week?

The percentage of Americans seeing Bush as too rigid on Iraq has climbed 12 percentage points since December, the Post said.

Probably because people are finally seeing BushCo have no plan on getting out of Iraq. Remember that sign, Mission Accomplished? If this is accomplished, then I’d hate to see what failure is. (source)

Ann Coulter Needs to Shut the Hell Up

Ann Coulter, the poster girl for the Republican party needs to shut up already. I’m so sick of her lies and rude comments. In case you were not away, several months ago she came under fire for calling former Senator John Edwards a “faggot”. She has also said, “If I’m going to say anything about John Edwards in the future, I’ll just wish he had been killed in a terrorist assassination plot.” Very nice. I’m glad to see Edwards’ wife Elizabeth has confronted her, asking her to stop the personal attacks, not just against them, but against everyone she has attacked over the years, such as 9/11 widows. This woman has no class, no dignity, and most of all, she has no clue.

A Picture Says a Thousand Words

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My thoughts exactly.

Obama in ’08

As I’m sure everyone is aware by now Barack Obama has thrown his hat into the ring for the 2008 Presidency. Obama is young, exciting, energetic. In short, I think he could be a great President. I see a few problems though. First, it’s going to be tough to beat Hillary Clinton in the primaries. She is more well-known and has a lot more financial backing I’m sure. The second, in case you haven’t noticed, Obama is African-American. Unfortunately there are still many people in this country who are not ready to see past their own bigotry and vote for someone no matter race, religion, gender, sexual preference, etc. Finally, Obama is not as experienced in national politics and people running against him, in the primaries and national election if he makes it that far, will be sure that the public knows that. I hope Obama wins the primary and becomes the Democratic candidate, and if he does, he will get my vote.