That does not surprise me a bit. Right wing zeal seems to be the prima facie case of the psychological phenomenon known as reaction formation which is adopting extreme views as a means of dealing with one's own fears and disorders.
In my book, most (if not all) conservatives are in a dire need of a psychiatrist or a prosecutor - or both. That is to say, conservatives are either folks with some form of mental disorder (paranoia, phobias) or those who exploit mental disorders of others to their own personal advantage.
Wojtek