[TankerKC]

Tell her congratulations and roll with it.

[PzLdr]

So, don't pay the tuition. Let her pay for it.If she is paying, it's her dime.

[Arpege92]

Who's paying her way through college?

[Xenalyte]

Is she paying for her own education? If so, she can procure it where she likes.

If, on the other hand, you are paying for her education, you get to pick the venue.
BTW, how did she apply to this particular school without your knowing?

[1rudeboy]

Find out if it is a good school, Liberal or not. If so, roll with it.

[Spktyr]

Let her go. There's nothing you can do at this point; she's 18 and can theoretically think for herself.

You might have to resign yourself to having a liberal daughter, because reality sure won't smack her in the Bay Area.

[Responsibility2nd]

Why argue about it?

Will you be able to say or do antything that will change her mind? Or will you just "drive" her to do it?

[2banana]

Don't worry about it - her first paycheck in which taxes take 50%+ will start to wake her up. Then when she works hard at 80 hours a week and gets a place of her own but is forced to move when section 8 housing moves in will have her dancing mad and looking around. When she starts have children she will be a "Ditto Head"

[edpc]

Pray she majors in something that will earn a decent living. Once she starts her career, taxes and interaction in the business world should aid in her "awakening" to real life and conservatism.

[Wings-n-Wind]

Golden rule is in effect....

He who has the gold makes the rules....

[Kozak]

Tell her it's her decision, but you will not support it financially.
Actions have consequences. She'll learn more from that then 8 years at SF State.

[ebersole]

Who is paying for her education? My parents contributed $ to my college education and with that came their input on the best colleges to attend and those they would pay for (and not).
If it is any consolation, my parents also considered me a liberal (and I probably was) until I started paying taxes with my first real job. Also, the friends I made in college are still my best friends and we are all now staunch conservatives.

[tallhappy]

First hand knowledge of the liberal insanity can in the long run make one understand why they are wrong and why conservatism is best.

[ContemptofCourt]

I have spoken with her about it, and the conversation was confrontational and unproductive...

Please, anybody, would you share with me any information that might cause her to reconsider

As one father to another, I get the feeling that this ship has passed. As someone else said, "roll with it"....

[Crawdad]

Tell her you've done some research and you now believe San Francisco State University is the perfect place for her to meet a young man she can marry who will take care of her the rest of her life.

[weegee]

Is she getting the in-state rate?

[blowfish]

Congratulate her and wish her well. Given that she's 18 and was raised by her mother in recent years, I don't think there's much point in try to browbeat her into choosing a college of your liking.
Only time will tell if her viewpoint and yours will converge, but you certainly get to determine the nature of your personal relationship with her.

[tje]

If she's paying, then wish her luck. If she expects you to pay.. tell her the bad news..

At any rate, if you're paying for college, don't pay up front.. Have your offspring come up with the money and you reimburse after you see the grades. This can be semester by semester or what ever you agree upon. And don't pay for classes that are below a certain grade..

It keeps them focused... and they appreciate how much work it takes to come up with the money

[Lazamataz]

Call the governor. Tell the CIA. Cause her to have a permanent limp. Tie her down and put her in the cellar. Pay the mob to whack her. Send her to Australia. Set her up on Federal cocaine trafficking charges and get her a 20 year sentence. Turn her gay and send her to a Pagan commune.

Or, on the other hand, you could just let her live her life.

[Siena Dreaming]

Statistics show that young people lean liberal, then become more conservative as they hit the real world.

She may just have to go thru a few of those processes and the quicker she does the quicker she may change her view.

This, of course, will require you stepping out of the way as hard as that is...