Desperate Faith and Little House on the Prairie

The most staunchly Republican states in America rank the lowest in standard of living. They have the worst health care performance. The lowest minimum-wage salaries allowable by law. The worst working conditions. The poorest education performance. The highest murder rates. The highest divorce rates. The most out-of-wedlock births. The most teenage mothers. In fact:

"By almost any measure of societal breakdown that so-called Republican "values voters" decry, it is Red State America where moral failure is greatest."

In contrast, the states that rank the highest in these areas are the "blue" or Democratic states.

( Musings on conservative thinking )