QUOTE(sportinlife @ Oct 22 2011, 09:30 AM)

Someone in denial about science could easily have the same illusions about technology - which after all is based on science.
But I think the primary reason conservatives - like that New York state representative - post these things is that they probably have a subconscious desire to get caught.
Liberals - like Weiner - who do the same are just arrogant enough to have confidence that they can do it without getting caught, or their hubris allows them to assume they can survive the political fallout.
Liberals generally have a "what you do in your personal life is not my business" attitude.
As far as I know Weiner did nothing illegal or unethical. The outrage was a commentary on his personal, private life.