[CottonBall]

I have the same problem; but at least the dyed in the wool Dem friends in question live at opposite end of the country from me, so e-mail is our only contact these days. We have cut back on the amount of mail and agreed to avoid the entire subject when we DO write.

I've had some 'agree to disagree' understanding with some Dems. However, being liberals, they can never stick to it. They have to throw in some snide comments now and then or always have the last word. I think it comes down to libs think people are stupid (and therefore need handouts, excuses when they don't do well, etc). Therefore, to them I am just uneducated or stubborn and must be persuaded. It couldn't possibly be that I intelligently and rationally looked at the facts and data and came to my own conclusion!

[American Quilter]

It couldn't possibly be that I intelligently and rationally looked at the facts and data and came to my own conclusion!

That's because the concepts of rationality and critical analysis are completely foreign to liberals. They arrive at opinions that are derived from their feelings (or at best their subjective values), rather than arriving at conclusions derived from logical evaluation and the application of objective principles to the facts. Subjective reality rather than objective reality.