I advised my parents to put the conservatives at one table and the libtards at the other on Thanksgiving. As much fun as it would have been to go toe to toe with my brother, my “funny” (not funny ha ha) cousin and my sheepish aunts, the last thing I wanted to see was my mother crying during the holidays, especially since she was the cook.
I just have to survive Christmas, and then I can pretty much go a year without having to deal with any direct confrontations.
Unforunately for America, I am confident that Obama will cause plenty of destruction next year, so my family members would be wise to be silent at Thanksgiving/Christmas 2009. If provoked, I will probably eat them alive and not visit there ever again.
Dad can always visit me anytime he wants.
PS... Your idea is a good one. It’s just a pity that our familes are so terribly Balkanized like this.