I have a theory. It goes like this. In order to be a true artist of great stature and quality you have to be a liberal left winger. It is impossible for conservatives to really excel in the arts because they tend to lack the sense of human compassion and deep feeling that those on the left can. We repeatedly see the insensitivity in conservatives, woith respect to war, with respect to other cultures, with respect to the poor, the downtrodden, with respect to their disdain for intellectuals, socialists, communists, anarchists and other peoples of passion. Such insensitivities block the deep rooted sense of creativity needed for one to excel in the arts. Which is why I feel the arts are a realm in which the greater degree of excellence and feeling come from the liberal side as opposed to the conservative side.