I ditched several friends during the clinton impeachment - their intellectual gymnastics to get to a palatable position was embarassing, and ultimately showed me that they weren't people I needed in my life.
Do I really want to be friends with someone who thinks the meaning of the word 'is' is ambiguous? Do I really want to date someone who is genuinely confused of the meaning of the word 'alone?'
Interestingly, in my experience many of the same people would not cut me anywhere near the same slack if I ever tried creative definitions of 'is' and 'alone' to wiggle out of a jam (or a lie, for that matter).
Integrity, integrity, integrity.
Do I really want to be friends with someone who thinks the meaning of the word 'is' is ambiguous? Do I really want to date someone who is genuinely confused of the meaning of the word 'alone?'
No, I agree with you. But some things do transend politics...if they are a once or twice a year visit.