Well, for one thing, if Laura Bush ends up with a lesbian communist, life can't be all bad.

And I believe there is actual research that's pretty well known concerning the efficacy of prayer, so it's clear to me that thoughts can influence outcomes. It's also clear that our thoughts are diverse, and it's difficult to know how negative thinking on a collective level impacts politics. I'm more of the belief that such intense thoughts impact us individually first--I delude myself with my own passions and perhaps I then pass that on to others.

There's also that tale of the 100th monkey--does everyone know that one?

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