Reply #59: You NAILED it!!! The only explaination!

[suziedemocrat]

I have been substitute teaching. I had a conversation with a failry intelligent 8th grade science teacher. He complained about how Clinton was such a liar and at least Bush tells the truth. I said the Bush admin lied about the Iraq war when they said Saddam had weapons of mass distruction. He said "I'm not so sure that's ture - I still think they may find them." This was a conversation in late April or early May of 2005!!

Also - I have a very raid republican cousin who is a stockbroker, talking about the difference between conservatives and liberals in the stock market. When I mentioned that Warten Buffet was a Democrat - He said "I think you are wrong about that."

They simply CAN NOT process information that might cause them to doubt what they have always beleived to be true:
Republicans make us Safe.
Republicans make us Rich.
Republicans have better "conservative" values.

FOX doesn't help matters. Many of these people ONLY watch Fox news - and FOX never reports anything that would make these people uncomfortable with their current beliefs.

I think Republicans are bad for the economy, and slowly more and more people will be hurt by the bad economy, even republicans. I think they just might change their politics after they drop off the ledge of economic security.