[hiredhand]

I've been reading the heat you guys are giving Conservativegreatgrandma and I'll have to say that I DO know some older people who are having trouble with the fact that the GOP is not our friend anymore. They're having trouble with the logic of the whole GOP/RINO issue. I've got a very dear friend who is like this and when we talk politics I have to smile and let a lot slide that I wouldn't ordinarily. His son (who's about my age - 40-something) is different. He understands the situation and even told me that his Dad is having problems with it.

I'm not playing referee nor do I want to. You are all adults (hopefully!) and can reconcile among yourselves...or not.

I'm just telling you that I know more than a few older folks who are having some degree of trouble processing the current happenings in our preferred political circles but are working through it, and sometimes just take a little longer than we do.

[bcsco]

I have no doubt those folks exist. The issue then becomes, do they belong on a political forum like this? Free Republic is an intense conservative forum. It’s stated intention is to espouse conservative thought and promote and defend conservative values and objectives. It is not intended to debate conservative vs. moderate, liberal or socialist values. It is not a clearing house for all political thought or reason.

If someone isn’t confident in their own opinions or knowledge, then I question the logic of their being here. Whether this relates to Conservativegreatgrandma or not, I don’t know. But she’s here, and is willing (actually eager) to participate, so that makes her, as anyone is, fair game.