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Can a Democrat Love A Republican?
Can a Republican and a Democrat live happily ever after?
by Caroline Tiger
For the most part, my friends eventually discovered J’s good qualities. The old friend with the beach house came around—and didn’t throw sand. I don’t think my English ex will ever stop worrying. (The Brits really hate Bush.)
I suppose there will always be the people who get to know J before finding out that he’s Republican and then look at him as if his face is melting. And some friends and acquaintances do continue to funnel their rage toward the current administration and the ongoing war at J. At these moments, when I can manage to get a word in, what I try to tell them is what they’re already preaching: Peace.
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1 karri // Mar 2, 2008 at 11:33 pm
i guess i’m more republican, but he is more democrat, but i stand corrected b/c he doesn’t like to associate w/ either party. its more a thing about humananity
2 karri // Mar 2, 2008 at 11:30 pm
my situation is the opposite. while i’m more a moderate, my b/f is an extreme liberal–i love him, but it drives me nuts! i want to make it work, but i don’t know how without these things getting in the way…any suggestions??
3 Politically Incorrect // Feb 25, 2008 at 1:04 pm
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4 Sue // Feb 1, 2008 at 10:44 am
My husband and I have been married 42 years–he, a registered Republican and me, a registered Democrat. The reason we have different parties represented is to vote for the “Person” representing that party, NOT THE “PARTY”. At least that is what we were taught. Respect for one another and a vote for the “person”. Loyalty and respect for the “President” of our Country no matter who they are; “Patriotism”, not “Partisonship”. Clearly I am older than you, but I do want to make a comment about pro-choice. Where would you be if a choice was deliberately made when you were conceived?
5 Larry // Jan 15, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Sarah, you couldn’t be more right. Almost all my friends on the left are not capable of having a calm discourse over political differences. They get red-faced almost immediately when I tell them that I mostly agree with the right. And I have found that they get even angrier when I stay focused and explain my positions without the theatrics! It’s almost comical.
I am lucky to have found and married a woman who isn’t glued to any kind of ideology. She has, and has taught me, the ability to see the frauds on both sides of the argument.
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