Ronald Reagan once famously said...

...that he didn't leave the Democratic Party so much as the Democratic Party left him. I was reminded of this when I read Charles M. Blow's column in the Times this morning. Among other things, it said that nearly 6 out of 10 Republicans don't believe that President Obama was born in the United States. Also, only 6 percent of scientists said that they were Republicans. And finally, 6 in 10 Republicans said they thought that humans were created, in their present form, 10,000 years ago. Think about that last one for a minute. Only 40% of Republicans believe in the scientific method. The vast majority believe in what, magic? How many little kids do you know that truly believe in magic? It's hard to be a member of a party like that.