Now that explains it all...

Somethings are difficult to explain.  Like why Santorum stays in the race (He is carrying the flag for the conservative movement - WashingtonPost.com).  Or why he would use rarely enforced obscenity laws to handcuff the pornography industry. (Porn stars are firing back! PhillyMag.com)  Or why some people have socially conservative political views in the first place.

Well, a new study may just explain it all, linking conservative ideologies to "low-effort" thinking. (HuffingtonPost.com)  Ahh, the low effort approach.  In one part of the study, bar patrons were asked about social issues before blowing into a Breathalyzer.  The higher their blood alcohol levels were, the more likely they were to be conservative.

And not just in bars.  "Keeping people from thinking too much...or just asking them to deliberate or consider information in a cursory manner can impact people's political attitudes, and in a way that consistently promotes political conservatism," Dr. Eidelman said about tests conducted in a lab setting.

In another study, "Psychological Science" showed that children who score low on intelligence tests gravitate toward socially conservative political views in adulthood.

Low intelligence/Low effort = conservatives... that does explain a lot.