Either/or thinking is the plague of those with under-developed brains. A recent example is: If you are opposed to the war, then you must be for Saddam Hussein. What a ridiculous notion. No one in her right mind is for Saddam Hussein. But this type of thinking has become the standard for a lot of Americans. The concept that there can be no more than two polarized views of any issue is the essence of the Christian right, and has become the intellectual standard of much of the nation. Critical thinking is fading fast, and the White House knows it only too well.