Several months ago, I heard radio host Michael Savage refer to liberalism as a "mental disorder." As odd as this concept might seem, I think I actually agree with him. I've seen liberalism turn some of the most intelligent people I know into propaganda-spewing robots who care only about the message, not the inaccuracies behind the message. Emotion always trumps logic for them, regardless of the blatantly obvious.

I think we could easily substitute the word "partisanship" for "liberal" and have a much more accurate description of the real situation. Like this:

Several months ago, I heard (insert name of favorite talking head here) refer to partisanship as a "mental disorder." As odd as this concept might seem, I think I actually agree with him. I've seen partisanship turn some of the most intelligent people I know into propaganda-spewing robots who care only about the message, not the inaccuracies behind the message. Emotion always trumps logic for them, regardless of the blatantly obvious.