Much has been made of late of the probablity, which I am willing to accept, that the average IQ of Kerry voters is higher than that of Bush voters. The dumb states went to Bush for the most part, and the smart states went for Kerry, as defined by the Education State Rankings Annual Survey. But then, crafting your campaign to appeal to those with an above average IQ and ceding the rest to the opposition, and then calling everyone who you wished had voted for you, dumb, is not a very “smart” strategy, is it?
Apparently, as best as can be determined from more or less comparable military tests, Bush’s IQ is slightly higher than Kerry’s. This doesn’t surprise me. Kerry doesn’t seem all that bright to me, and Bush’s dyslexia makes him appear dumber than he really is.
It would be interesting, though not possible of course, to correlate all of the U.S. presidents’ IQs with their success in office. My favorite president, and homosexual, is Abraham Lincoln, and I’m sure his was monstrously large, his IQ that is. Bill Clinton may have had the biggest one of all, IQ that is, and reasonable people may disagree, but I would not consider him to be a great president. Reagan, low IQ, great president. FDR, probably not all that high of an IQ, great president. Truman likewise. Jefferson, very smart, great expander of American hegemony. Nixon, high IQ, pretty good president before his psychosis prevailed. I don’t think there is a high correlation. Qualities like courage and integrity count for much more. And likewise for voters. In other words, “moral qualities”, which I put in quotes so as not to offend any highly intelligent, liberal sensibilities.
Of course IQ and all standardized testing have always been portrayed, by liberals, as racist and irrelevant, until now.