At any rate, moderate voters disillusioned by the hope and no change reality of 2010 may well be frightened back to Obama and the Dems in 2012 if the Values Voter heavyweights

I’m sure they may be swayed or disillusioned, but c’mon – the recession started during Bush’s presidency – what Obama did in the in the way of a “bailout” was sanctioned by nearly 95% of economists – as needed to avoid a depression – which leads me to believe people are not following politics as closely as any of us might hope. What does that say about us as a nation?

Anti-Gay Attitudes Undeterred by Golden Rule

Our results suggest that although the Golden Rule has an important influence on believers, its message of compassion may produce more prejudice if it comes from an outgroup source compared to an ingroup source.

The study itself

“Do Unto Others”: Effects of Priming the Golden Rule on Buddhists’ and Christians’ Attitudes Toward Gay People – Oth et al (2010) Jnl Scientific Study of Religion Volume 49, Issue 3, pages 494–506

This would suggest that if such a message comes from outside the local group – that it is not generated internally from local pastors and moral leaders – that it will not just be unproductive, but counter-productive. Even if the message is in exact accordance with the local group’s written corpora.

Anti-Gay Attitudes Undeterred by Golden Rule

Our results suggest that although the Golden Rule has an important influence on believers, its message of compassion may produce more prejudice if it comes from an outgroup source compared to an ingroup source.

The study itself

“Do Unto Others”: Effects of Priming the Golden Rule on Buddhists’ and Christians’ Attitudes Toward Gay People – Oth et al (2010) Jnl Scientific Study of Religion Volume 49, Issue 3, pages 494–506

This would suggest that if such a message comes from outside the local group – that it is not generated internally from local pastors and moral leaders – that it will not just be unproductive, but counter-productive. Even if the message is in exact accordance with the local group’s written corpora.

At any rate, moderate voters disillusioned by the hope and no change reality of 2010 may well be frightened back to Obama and the Dems in 2012 if the Values Voter heavyweights

I’m sure they may be swayed or disillusioned, but c’mon – the recession started during Bush’s presidency – what Obama did in the in the way of a “bailout” was sanctioned by nearly 95% of economists – as needed to avoid a depression – which leads me to believe people are not following politics as closely as any of us might hope. What does that say about us as a nation?