If it feels good, do it. That's a big basis of modern conservatism

A big part of the so-called conservatism is a backlash against expertise.  Wingers don't like smart folks who tell them inconvenient things about the folks ways. 

And while we’re looking at evidence for Congress abdicating its responsibility, let’s not forget Senate Finance Committee chairman Sen. Max Baucus, who said: “I don’t think you want me to waste my time to read every page of the health care bill. . . We hire experts.”

Question for the senator: If you’re going to hire experts to do the heavy lifting, why should we bother with you in the first place?

 Wingnut Welfare Recipient and Powerline Blogger Hayward

Why listen to the advice of experts on a particular topic when you can go with your feelings instead? 

Modern society is complicated. Understanding the moving parts is hard. Why put in the time and effort to understand how the economy works or the health care system works or what climate science is about when you can just go with your feelings? Going with you feelings is far easier. While doing hard work and learning that the folk ways don't work in modern society is unsettling.

Would you want to put Sarah Palin in charge of nuclear power plant safety?  You if she was a Government official with tons of experts doing all the heavy lifting for her.  But that is not how wingers tend to roll these days. Administration and Expertise tend to be  bad because they hurt their feelings.

I feel that health insurance reform is tyranny, so it is.  I don't want to believe that the climate is warming due to manmade causes, so just claim all the experts are engaged in an elaborate conspiracy. On and on and on. This is another reason why we could use some good FEMA camps.