I have a republican friend

that I met in high school in 1969. We used to talk about politics every time we had a conversation which was three or four times a week and never once did we argue. In 1980 he moved out of town and he moved back in 1985 whereupon our political conversations continued. Again, nary a heated exchange.

Then something happened, GWB stole the election, and he thought McMonkey had won fair and square. Regardless, we couldn't talk politics anymore because all of a sudden he was a very pissed off person. For eight years, during bush's reign of terror, we couldn't talk about anything, period. He became very defensive and was always trying to justify bush's and cheney's shortcomings. He even went so far as to condone torture, saying that it was nothing new, that the US always used torture to get information from prisoners of war, dating back to WWI. He would tell me that I'm just a tax and spend liberal. When I told him there was documented evidence that Democrats are the ones that save money and that reagan increased taxes, and that 'tax and spend liberals' was a term invented by republicans, he yelled that I was lying.

Anyway, I stopped calling him, and he called me once in a while. I always cut the conversation short for fear of getting into an argument I knew I couldn't win because he was delusional.

Fast forward to after the 2008 presidential elections when Obama won. He called me and apologized about his behavior and promised he would never get pissed off again. This person has no friends except me, so I reluctantly said it was OK.

Four years pass and we're getting along just fine but we don't talk politics anymore, that is until the 2012 presidential elections.

Now, my friend prides himself on being honest, he always has and he always will. He doesn't suffer liars lightly. So I thought, aha! I have him where I want him concerning romney. I invited him over and showed him dozens of videos and articles on romney constantly lying. After the first presidential debate, I told him how can Obama have an exchange with romney if mitt was lying from the get-go, and I showed him videos to prove it. All this time my friend would just sit and think. I thought that he was contemplating what I had just showed him. I was also building up Obama and telling him the difference between dems and repubs. I honestly thought I had won him over to my side, especially with romney lying.

And then, the day following the election, I asked him who he voted for. His answer...romney.

FUCK! That's it. You pride yourself on honesty, bullshit! Your actions speak louder than your words. You fool, you dodged a bullet. Please don't call me until I simmer down. Better yet, I'll call you when I'm good and ready.

Four days later he calls me up, apologizes and asked me if he had done anything wrong, I'm still seeing red but my wife, being the saint that she is, convinced me the day before to forgive and forget because people make mistakes anyway.

We still talk, but only about ten days apart now.