Even though I don’t post as much as I used to due to job and family obligations, I have always considered my friends from FR to be the best and I have profited from their wisdom and been touched by their warmth and sincerity.
I'm sorry you lost a friend. While I haven't lost any friends (yet), I let it be known to a couple of girls I work with who voted for Bill Ayers' friend, Barack, that this wasn't a game to me. Nor was it the latest episode of American Idol where you text your vote for the most popular contestant. Whoever wins American Idol doesn't affect my life, the President of the United States does! From now on our only interaction will be what is neccesary to get the job done. They sold out the country for some unspecified "change" and their irrational hatred of Bush.
If you get a chance, read this thread: It is now time for Atlas to Shrug.... This will be my strategy for the next 4 years.