I'm glad you had a good day.

ngu

I live in Boners district, so it's really hard to find Democrats, or even left leaning independents. One of the guys in their twenties gets medicaid for his child, but his hatred is so deep it seems that he can't even think of his own best interest. It's all about race and sexual orientation for him ... obviously he's still a child and will probably remain one until the day he passes.

She's my age (50s) and a good person but I know she's a devout Catholic, so she might be a pro-life zealot. We don't discuss politics at all.
I have a dear relative who really should go on disability--she would most certainly qualify--who forces herself to keep working so she can keep her insurance for her family (husband is self-employed). I mentioned this to my co-worker, who surprised my by saying how wrong it is that we don't have health care "like every other civilized nation" and it's wrong that people have to arrange their whole lives around health insurance. I definitely agreed with her. Maybe she's really on our side! Not going to push it.

Being able to talk politics in code is a tricky dance for sure. But it's a very good sign that her heart is in the right place.

I attended President Obama's rally in Portsmouth NH yesterday. I saw and met people all descriptions -- young, old, black, white and every shade in between, ie America in miniature. It was clear all of us wanted a society and a country we could be proud of, one in which everyone could have a decent life, not a pack of jackals fighting over scraps. I

what the nature of your job is that has a mix of employees like that. I was thinking hardware store, garden supply?

We make parts for Honda.

Not me. I wear my support of the President proudly. Bumper sticker on my car, campaign sign in my cubicle, campaign pin on my bag and, soon, my jacket. In fact, I have my campaign pins, going all the way back to the Clinton campaign, decorating one of the walls of my workspace. Now that my neocon director has 'retired', no one gives me any grief since you have to be at my desk to see any of my lovely decor.

Most of the opposition supporters I work with are very respectful and we can have some great conversations. However, there are some birthers and teapartiers who have learned the folly of challenging me. I don't let them dodge my questions and I never let their ridiculous talking points go unanswered with facts. I keep it respectful, which frustrates them even more. The most I can hope for is planting a few seeds of reality about President Obama, and seeds of doubt about Willard Romney.