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I had the same situation. My best man from my wedding. I live in Tx. and he lives in Wa. I talked to this guy 3 or 4 times a month, even convinced him to vote for the first time ever. I found out a couple of weeks before the election he was backing Kerry. The guy mocked me over the phone and I had not heard from him since that day, until I called him to wish him a Merry Christmas. I won't call again, I just consider him a lost friend, but I have many, he does not.

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“The guy mocked me over the phone and I had not heard from him since that day, until I called him to wish him a Merry Christmas. I won't call again, I just consider him a lost friend, but I have many, he does not.”

I had a similar situation with the best man from my wedding. He has always been a left-winger, which never bothered me. Our friendship was fine until Gore lost- with Bush in power it seemed he didn’t want to talk to me anymore.

Politics will rot the mind if you let it.

Just remember this order:
Family
Friends
Neighbors
Community
Stranglers
Country men
…and some were near the bottom politics

My family, on my mother’s side is all left wing crazies, but we still love each other and had a wonderful Christmas. We talk about politics very little, but I tried to stay on issues instead the character of the politicians-it helps keep the conversation civil.

Holtz
JeffersonRepublic.com

I won't call again, I just consider him a lost friend, but I have many, he does not.

In my experience, you never know who your true friends are -- until you are in need. When that happens, unfortunately, it usually equates to few, if any.