i would love to see some of these graphs. it would be great ammunition to show my clueless liberal girlfriend. any links?
Dude, clueless liberal girlfriends will never admit they are (wrong or without a clue)...best thing to do...is give them something else they can put their hands around.
In Hoc.
I'm dashing out the door right now but will check later this afternoon, if no one else has found one I will look.
Couldn't you find a nice conservative girl?
18 years ago I was in your situation, single and determined to stay so. Many of the nicest gals I dated were liberal. I never discussed politics because it stressed the relationship and lost me time with some lovely young ladies.
Save your ammunition for when it really counts. Or, find a gal who's a good conservative.
I have this belief that you can't change a person's political beliefs through debate. It comes about more slowly, as truth seeps into their consciousness. Especially for liberals, and especially liberal women, who do not analyze but vote by their feelings.
Dennis Prager and Rush have both discussed this. It's easy to be a liberal. It's not risky and you can feel morally superior. But if you ponder things more deeply, or "Think a Second Time" (the title of Prager's book), then the truth becomes more clear.
Save your breath. Enjoy your girlfriend. Tantalize her with the facts of your conservatism, but don't debate her. She'll explore and figure it out on her own.
P.S.: juvenile punctuation on Free Republic is not cool. Capitalize the first words of your sentences. Save the jive for your instant messages.