Are there any Fact-Checkers at the New York Times?

They don't think they're lying. They have such an ingrained attachment to liberal ideas, like taking money from undeserving, immoral rich people and giving to school children, that contrary facts don't even register in their minds. The emotional pain of discovering that taking money from rich people hurts everyone, and that throwing money at school children doesn't make the smarter, is too much to bear. Textbook case of cognitive dissonance. Think of Nancy Peolsi - I really think she believes the nonsense that flows so freely from her mouth.

Of course, when you study liberals like Obama and Reid, you can't avoid that creeping sense of creepy cynicism.

Alinsky's Rules are a favorite for the few Progressives I know--either that or the "That's just the way it is" or "My vote will cancel your vote" argument. A friend in northern CA lives where the city fathers have outlawed burning wood in fireplaces because of the horrors of air pollution. No facts to back it up, just "hugging the tree" mentality. She complains but doesn't vote for conservatives because they are racists, sexists and homophobes and hate the poor.