Y'know, if only for your own peace of mind, I'd defriend him. You don't need the added stress of the continuous reminders of his boneheadedness.

featuring my nephew with a price tag on him

Because of the significant tax deduction he brings to the family?

This whole things just smacks of a party called on their shit and deciding to go on the offensive and be whiny as hell about... what now?

Y'know, if only for your own peace of mind, I'd defriend him. You don't need the added stress of the continuous reminders of his boneheadedness.

It's crazy because I love him so much. And he's got my back like no one else, but our political differences make me scream. I don't know he could watch me live my life and have the struggles and fights I've had and still hold the beliefs he does. I've stopped taking it personally, but dude.

Because of the significant tax deduction he brings to the family?

No, it's how much of Obama's budget is his responsibility already.

No, it's how much of Obama's budget is his responsibility already.

The response to that is, how much of Bush's war chest will the kid be paying. vw, I'm thinking you defriending the brother will be least controversial. It's not like anything use of reason will sway him.

As for tomato soup, yes I have a very easy, very quick recipe, that is only slightly more work than reconstituting condensed canned stuff. It makes use of canned tomatoes - home canned, tomato sauce, or any variety in between. I don't have time to type it out now, but I would be happy to, after work. So anyone who wants it, please email me, lest I forget. Profile addy should be good.

I don't know he could watch me live my life and have the struggles and fights I've had and still hold the beliefs he does.

Because those beliefs are effectively a faith. Because straight white men hold a place in society that makes it very hard for the blinders to come off. Because he can view your struggles and fights as exceptions, and probably does.

I've come to the conclusion that such a mindset is nearly impossible to shake. The myth of the Individual vs. The Eeebil Government seems to be embedded in the lizard brain or something.

Althea Crome On Knitting Miniature Sweaters & Gloves For Coraline

A 2-min. video. She says it takes between six weeks to six months for her to design an knit one of her miniature sweaters. She had been doing this a while before she was asked to knit stuff for the movie Coraline.

Because those beliefs are effectively a faith. Because straight white men hold a place in society that makes it very hard for the blinders to come off. Because he can view your struggles and fights as exceptions, and probably does.

He does. That's what he always says, "You're not one of them."

I've come to the conclusion that such a mindset is nearly impossible to shake. The myth of the Individual vs. The Eeebil Government seems to be embedded in the lizard brain or something.

Thank you for that. Really.

I've come to the conclusion that such a mindset is nearly impossible to shake. The myth of the Individual vs. The Eeebil Government seems to be embedded in the lizard brain or something.

Perhaps some of those beliefs could be shaken, but lots of those people only trust Fox, right-wing radio, etc. so they never get confronted with reality.

It can be really frustrating to deal with. The many Libertarians in my life, I love dearly, but they're so focused on the micro (cost to the individual) that they sometimes seem physically incapable of seeing that the macro (cost to society) can be just as coercive and icky.

I mean, I've been a starry-eyed Randhead. I do understand the appeal. I just think it takes more faith in humanity than I'm capable of to think it would ever work.

I mean, I've been a starry-eyed Randhead.

Oh, man, we are reading The Fountainhead for bookclub this month. TORTURE! It's just so bad and so very long and printed with such tiny type. It will be an interesting discussion though.