I saw a lot of posts here from people who have liberal friends, but they don't talk politics to keep that friendship. I actually have a liberal friend and we don't talk politics either, since we are both respectful of each other. But if that friend told me that Republicans are vile and racists, they would not be a friend anymore. This happened with someone I had been friends with since high school. If she didn't respect me enough not to say something like that, then she wasn't a friend.
How can Jim DeMint be good friends with someone who calls Republicans vile, racists and criminals.