Stayed home today to get some stuff done. What a beautiful day in Seattle, huh? That sleet yesterday was a trip! I was dispatching in the morning when it happened and we had to pull folks off their bikes for about 30 minutes. Ah well, its good for a bike messenger to walk every once in a while, gives 'em perspective. Anyway, I'm kinda glad its at least colder. The sleet yesterday and the coldness lately make my prediction of snow in March much more believable.
I have a friend who, I’m very nearly certain, voted for Bush. He told me as recently as a week prior to the election that he was considering voting for Bush because of the terrorism issue. I’m thinking very seriously about cutting him off as a friend. You see, the problem isn’t necessarily that he voted for Bush, it’s that I no longer respect him for coming to that decision. Having succumbed to America’s jingoistic view of Muslims I now think that perhaps my friend doesn’t have the intellectual agility I originally credited to him.
Is there any one else out there who feels betrayed by a friend who voted for Bush? I’m interested in reader’s opinions on the matter so please post a comment.
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