Sigh

A little over a year ago I posed a question about why a perfectly logical person would self-identify with a political party whose leaders embrace creationism, racism, and fiscal negligence (and you can throw in sexism for good measure).

Now the question is why that same person would embrace a party in which a pretty big chunk has a screw or two lose (see above).

From Andrew Sullivan, an unsatisfactory answer...

Bruce Bartlett posts this Kos/Research 2000 poll of self-identified Republicans and concludes "that between 20% and 50% of the party is either insane or mind-numbingly stupid." I always respect Bruce's view but think rather that this is a function of the GOP becoming more about identity politics and paranoia than individual freedom and hope. Any party that could treat Sarah Palin as a serious candidate for the vice-presidency has lost its mind.