[AD from SpringBay]

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I live in a college town...

The combined annual income of the patrons was less than what I paid for my car...

People with jobs, who have to grapple with the common reality of paying bills don't have time to hang out in coffee houses and smell funny. Conservatives have places to go, people to see, and things to produce.

[brewcrew]

That's exactly what I was going to say. Dems have a lot of time on their hands to ponder the meaning of their navels. The rest of us are busy.

[ashtanga]

I used to frequent a very nice coffee shop downtown after work. The college students were gimmicrats, by and large. My adult peers were interesting, well read and decent sorts. Their political theories were ill-advised, let us say, but some of my caffeinated friends didn't talk politics at all. I didn't let the birkenstockers run me off, and I'm happy to say that over the years I learned a great deal about art and science by talking to the right people. Now, my next post will be hellish and dripping with yellow jacket venom, but there you have it.

[rwfromkansas]

Probably why the decent Christian coffeehouse I mentioned does not open until 5 p.m. anyway.....the people who come come to relax in the evening since they are either at school or have jobs during the day.