Self-imposed derangement

I would imagine that everyone reading this is familiar with the incomparable Norman Podhoretz and his comprehensive take down of the pernicious lies with which Democrats have slandered Dubya. In linking to the article, Dr. Sanity has a great comment on the "self-imposed derangement" of the Bush-haters:

Like Podhoretz and many others, I have grown weary trying to refute this persistent distortion. It come's up constantly in my comment section. It is refuted by other commenters and it seems that no amount of evidence; no amount of truth can convince the Bush Haters--because they know in their heart that BUSH LIED. They feel it deeply.

It is not amenable to rational argument.

In that it is exactly like the delusions suffered by the severely ill schizophrenics--except that it is a self-imposed derangement of thinking and cognitive functioning, rather than one brought about by genetic predisposition.

Exactly like the delusions of severely ill schizophrenics, except self-imposed. Yeah, that about sums it up.