Are liberals obsessed with intellect?

[highlonesome]

I consider myself probably closest to a libertarian. I agree with most of my liberal friends on the ends of civil liberties and most issues, but often disagree on the means to those ends.

That said, one thing I notice in personal conversations with liberal friends, watching TV pundits, reading the opinion section of the paper and indeed typing on this board is that many liberals seem almost obsessed with intellect.

It seems to be a pervasive belief that liberals are generally smarter, better educated and more logical than conservatives.

Is this true or am I getting the wrong impression?