Jim, I'm assuming that you're in Venice, California. I live in Northern California - right between Sacramento and San Francisco and spend quite a lot of time in the East Bay doing business. Except for when I go into my client's offices, (and sometimes I forget) I wear my W'04 button. A lot of people know it's political, but don't know what it stands for. Great conversation piece. I'm like a crazy woman these days. I engage people in conversation all day, wherever I am. And I, too, am finding a lot of Bush supporters out there. One young man asked me where he could get a button (I gave him mine), one lady told me she thought I was courageous to wear the button. Read my lips: It's about NATIONAL SECURITY & SURVIVAL!! Go W!!
actually, Im in VENICE FLORIDA..which is about
20 miles south of SARASOTA on the West Coast.
When I went to our local PUBLIX grocery the other day
with my bright red W tshirt.. an obvious KERRY supporter
said (as she passed me) boy you've got courage to wear that.
I stopped, whirled around and said.. "are you talking to me?" she didnt say anything. I continued.. "if you think I have courage, you are obviously not aware of the tens of thousands of men and women over in Iraq and Afghanistan right now who are risking their lives 24 hours a day for our freedom and security. Those are the people with real courage.. and you know, by a margin of 3 to 1, they want President Bush as their leader.." She quickly broke away and went wheeling right for the check out counter. I don't even think she finished her shopping.