Challenging Bush Supporters' Legal Competency

There is now proof that it helps to be delusional if you still want to support George W. Bush. According to a new survey by the University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes:

Three out of four Bush supporters still believe Saddam Hussein was involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks, despite all evidence to the contrary.



Half of them still believe, despite concrete proof, that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and one in four still believe it was developing them.



Three out of four also still believe Hussein provided substantial support to al-Qaeda and, contrary to its published report, half of them believe that the September 11 Commission found such ties.

Psychiatrists will tell you that "delusion" is a false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, and is a sure sign of mental illness as in "delusions of persecution" and "delusions of grandeur."



In most states (except perhaps Texas and Florida) individuals in a state of active psychosis are not allowed to vote. So how about this for a test question before you can get your hands on a ballot that will determine the fate of America and the world: "Do you still believe that Iraq had a damned thing to do with 9/11?"



Australian Financial Review - Bush supporters have a reality gap