[Ex-Episcopalian]

"Since election day, 2000 seemingly rational people transform into venomous secular church ladies at the mention of Bush and immediatly attack the person that dares breath the word Bush in a positive light."

So true. I was traveling on business in July, and in the Holiday Express continental breakfast line, an old lady (a Florida resident, of course!) and I were chatting; she asked me where I was traveling from and I said Washington, DC. She immediately and breathlessly informed me that she "was doing everything she possibly could to drive George Bush and his cronies out of the White House before they destroy everything this country stands for." I backed away, slowly. It was bizarre. She had not the slightest idea what my political views were. There is not even the pretense of polite conversation among strangers with these people.

[orangelobster]

"She had not the slightest idea what my political views were. There is not even the pretense of polite conversation among strangers with these people."

In my office everyone always thought I was a Nader voter. When they found out otherwise everything changed in my relationships with them. Outcome - currently looking for work.

[Dont Mention the War]

So true. I was traveling on business in July, and in the Holiday Express continental breakfast line, an old lady (a Florida resident, of course!) and I were chatting; she asked me where I was traveling from and I said Washington, DC. She immediately and breathlessly informed me that she "was doing everything she possibly could to drive George Bush and his cronies out of the White House before they destroy everything this country stands for." I backed away, slowly. It was bizarre. She had not the slightest idea what my political views were. There is not even the pretense of polite conversation among strangers with these people.

You should have replied, "Well, I'm Karl Rove, and as soon as I get back home I'm going to have your Social Security canceled, you old bat!"