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I talked with a small businessman who had an interesting philosophy. He divided people into two groups: honest people and Democrats.

He spent years building his business, and when he dealt with another businessman, he put his effort into finding out if the other one had character. He used several tricks to do this, and if the other businessman failed to demonstrate honesty, he and his business would be blacklisted. No more business with them, ever.

And over the years, as his business grew, so did the circle of honest businessmen he did business with. It made business much simpler. Contracts with handshakes, making good your promises even when something goes amiss. Honest assessments, projections and budgets.

Then he said the hard part is doing this with your friends. This is because a lot of real Democrat scoundrels try to master the art of being charming and appearing friendly. But when you scratch the surface, the are filled with lies, cheating, hatred and anger, and cannot control their lusts and greed.

But, he concluded, as entertaining as this might be to watch from afar, you never want such people too close, or they will invariably try to drag you down into the muck with them.