[Luke Skyfreeper]

My point is this. You don't have to be a lefty to effectively think in subjective terms. Sometimes that is a necessity, and we can do it just as well as the lefties.

Well, I don't have any judgment on that. My point is more basic: generally speaking, conservatives think, and liberals feeeeeeeeeeeel.

A difference in quality of policies generally results.

[Sloth]

My point is more basic: generally speaking, conservatives think, and liberals feeeeeeeeeeeel.

True, and I'm sure that more math profs would be politically conservative than artsy types; but in turn, more engineering profs would be politically conservative than the pure math or physics guys... because in engineering, it actually *matters* whether you're right or not. We don't live in a perfect, frictionless world, and engineers have to be aware of that. Similarly, public policy does not take place in a perfect world of the best intentions and common interests -- human nature & self-interest introduce other variables.