This is an old story, but relevant to discussions I was having today. A study done on people's brains during the 2004 election debates revealed that areas of the brain used in reasoning weren't used, but the centers of emotions lit up like Times Square. So basically, once people make a decision about who they support in politics, they lose the ability to think rationally about either side or the arguments they make. They're like Yankees and Red Sox fans! (Except way less fun).
But don't feel badly - even really, really smart guys like 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics winner Paul Krugman suffers from Bush Derangement Syndrome. Watch for the new strain of this disease which will start afflicting conservatives after Nov. 5th (assuming recent polls are correct).
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