[cardinal4]

The granolas are very good freinds of mine. They are painfully misguided, however, and it has been a 8 year struggle to right their politcal ship. One of my favorite things out of them was the denial of the mass graves in Iraq, but complete embracing of Kosovan and Serbian mass graves. When pressed for a reason as to why they believed one and not the other, she said it was reported that way in the New York Times!

[pollyannaish]

LOL. I've got many granola type friends and acquaintances myself. Sometimes, you just have to wonder.

It is very good for me to be around people who don't agree with me all the time, though. Keeps me thoughtful and sharp. Well, as thoughtful and sharp as I can be.

There comes a point, though, when you just shake your head and figure at least they know one conservative family that isn't Hitler or the Devil. Otherwise, they'd drive me crazy.