[ClearCase_guy]

Here in MA, it's very rare for anyone to admit to being a Republican -- to do so is to open oneself up to a lot of vitriol, and you can lose friends almost instantly by the admission. This has been true for many years (especially so since the election of 2000).

Since Sarah Palin's speech I have had about half a dozen people suddenly admit to me that they they are Republicans, and two other people have started sending me email with Obama jokes and similar items.

If things have changed in MA, then I think we're living in a very new world.

[PurpleMountains]

I wish you well, my friend. I spent my entire working life in Massachusetts. I am so happy now in retirement in Florida where my vote has a chance to count and where the DMV treats me like an honored guest. I lived through the issue of fake SS numbers to illegals and the Willie Horton travesty. Thank God for Barbara Anderson, and I hope you are saved from the likes of Deval Patrick.