Talk about delusional? Delusional = Juan Williams!
Can’t help but wonder what it is that makes Dems/leaning Dems be so set on their views and Conservatives/lean Republican be so set on our views? The stark, polar opposites in world views is stunning. Yet, he is so smug and sure he’s right, and we are so damn sure we are right (although with much less smugness). Strange world in which we live.
I think some of it is a product of brain chemistry--the genetic factors that predispose us to have certain personalities also predispose us to favor particular parties.
For many of us, the appeal of conservatism is that it is based on logic and pragmatism. Liberalism is based on feelings and desires. For instance, we look at poverty and note that massive give-aways don't work, we want a different answer. Liberals look at poverty and feel that we are being wonderfully generous with all the give-away programs. They genuinely do not care that the programs don't work--they are generous and show they care, that is what matters to them.
Whether you prefer logic and reason or feelings and desires is the result of inborn personality traits. It is difficult to teach a feeler to think.