Other blogs have set forth charts, statistics and statements indicating that every higher level in the US of A’s education ladder, brings an ever increasing number and percentage of Republicans, which some think prove that Republicans are smarter than Democrats. This also, of course, reflects the fact that on the average, Republicans are richer, which help their offspring pay the expenses of higher education.
However this could be another troubling sign in the international competition to produce intelligent leaders of tomorrow, in areas of science, engineering, business, philosophy, and common sense. The underlying reasons for American's educational system being surpassed by European, Asian, and other educational systems, such as Cuba's Baseball University have, until now, been unknown.
One can interpret the statistics as showing that the US educational institutions methodically turn Democrats into Republicans, with the rate of conversion being directly related to the length of exposure to this education system. This had been overlooked by William Bennett and other education leaders, who thought our system was in "Fine and Dandy Shape", and didn't know why those Foreigners were surpassing us.
But now that the Whole World watched as the Republicans not only elected George W. Bush President twice, but in large numbers still actually think he is performing well, this shocking reason for the Dumbing of American is clearly known.
To correct this, a new educational system is being designed undercover (but not in toilet stalls) and will shortly be revealed. Our Colleges and Universities will actually have to balance courses in Political Science with Reality TV, balance courses in Business with time in the Peace Corp, balance courses in Medicine with Seminars on Mother Theresa, and balance courses in "Why The US Was Founded as a Christian Nation", with courses based on George Washington's famous "I Can Not Tell A Lie" Speech. 
; It will take a great effort, but we can turn this crises around.