Who is more self-righteous? Left or Right

The question is hard to answer as both sides are self-righteous, but in different ways.  The left, or more appropriately the liberal elite, believe that they know more than anyone else and are the only ones qualified to decide what should be done for the planet.  This position is clearly self-righteous.  However, the right believes that their standards are higher and only people that meet those standards should be allowed to decide important items that deal with morality.  Both sides are self-righteous and neither is good for the country.

Facts not emotion in the Evolution vs Creation debate

For too long, both sides on evolution have done nothing to enhance the debate.  Anytime someone talks about the "gaps" in evolution theory they are castigated as being crazy Bible thumpers.  The truth is that there are gaps in the Theory of Evolution or it would not be a theory.  It would be a law.  Without going down the creationist path, a common sense approach is to close the gaps in the theory.  That is what happens in all other areas of science, but in this culturally sensitive issue, no one has been allowed to talk about the gaps without being chastised.  Any discussion about a gap in the theory would have allowed the creationist concept to gain a foothold.  That was not allowed by the left.

In essence, generations of potential scientists that could have closed these gaps were driven in other directions by the left and the right.  At last, with over 15 years of work, a new discovery has moved the debate forward. 

Bridging the Evolutionary Gap; Washington Post 2 Oct 2009

This does not close all the gaps and the article (including the pictures) have highlighted where those gaps still exist.  This is the first time in years of watching this debate that I have seen mainstream media even acknowledge that gaps in the theory of evolution exist.  I commend The Washington Post for bringing these gaps to light, so that future scientists can be inspired to close those gaps without being ostracized.

My only critique of the article is the following sentence:
"The origin of the human species via evolution from earlier primates is beyond scientific dispute."
 This my be true within the science community in general, but reality is different.  If evolution was beyond scientific dispute, it would be a law.  That is how science works.  It is a Law of Gravity not a Theory of Gravity.