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I had a conversation with a Dem friend of mine who said she was going to vote for Obozo. When I asked why, she said because the Dems care more about poor people while Republicans only care about the rich and business people. I pointed out that with the exception of a few years, the Dems controlled the House and Senate since Kennedy. They passed the War on Poverty in the Johnson Administration and have spent trillions on the poor, only to have a report last summer to show there are more in poverty now, both in absolute and relative terms, than ever before. Could it be the Dems design programs that keep the poor dependent on handouts rather than designing programs that end poverty? As to business, how many poor people do you know who hired the poor last year? Doesn't a rising tide lift all boats? Her answer: That may be, but I don't believe it. Jesus! She gets to vote! There ought to be some kind of test to allow people to vote!

Wonder what would happen to her if you mentioned these Democratic Tax increases and how she is going to feel next year with $1294 dollars or more less?

she said because the Dems care more about poor people while Republicans only care about the rich and business people.

As Carnac would say -- Two ways to soften the mind : Government schools and a crowbar.

Her answer: That may be, but I don't believe it.

I've had many similar conversations with Libs. My all-time favorite was a woman with whom I worked -- as I started to explain some things (very conversationally) she put her hands up and waved them back and forth: "No. No. I live in a happy place. I like my happy place. I'm a good person and I vote for the good people. Don't take away my happy place!"

She really meant it. She knew that she was living a lie but she needed to run away from reality so that she could feel a suitable level of comfort. Reality scared her.