I have posted before my lament about an in-your-face liberal in-law who makes a "statement" at every family gathering.
For a year I have bitten my tongue in the interest of family harmony, but last night during Easter dinner when he launched into "we" have killed 10,000 Iraqis, I'd had quite enough. I did not conciously link my disgust of recent weeks reviewing Kerry's anti-war statements in the 70's, but in thinking it over this morning (and not regretting speaking up) I think that is what finally pushed me--that here was smearing of our fine troops as "baby killers" just as was done back then. I was not about to sit there on Easter listening to how horrible the U.S. is. No.
He left the table when I firmly said that we have done no such thing, that the Iraqi people want us there and are happy we're there and we are doing a good thing.
My sister and her husband are pretty conservative (I can't get them to sign on as FReepers, though - they claim they're "too busy"), and voted for Bush, but even they were questioning me on Easter whether going into Iraq was a good idea, due to all the recent trouble in Fallujah, etc. Their favorable opinion of President Bush is slipping... *sigh*