Tornado Alley (PROG)

[SoxFan]

I wouldn't say critical thinking is the problem but the solution. The Republicans that are comprised partially of tea party folks and MAGA folks and large swarths of rural folks appear to lack critical thinking. Critical thinkers aren't a class of people and it transcends politics but the ability to look at an issue and come to a well thought out solution. Take WV for example - the use to be very democratic but our now very red? Why? Per capita they get more on SS disability than any other state and that was because of Ted Kennedy and the dems fighting for it? How about the safety net that the Dems fought for and the Republicans opposed. Where would the elderly in WV be without SS or Medicare (Reagan opposed it and said it was socialized medicine). The people of WV have been voting against their own interests for awhile now and that's lacking critical thinking. Infrastructure bill will help if they spend it wisely. The BBB bill would even give them more help but it seems your elected representatives need the people of WV to have less of a safety net than they need.