Over the past month, I have had the opportunity to connect with some old friends whom I haven't talked to in years. These people were my closest friends in days gone by. I loved them (and still do) because they are kind, generous, decent, hard-working, salt-of-the-earth kind of people. But they were/are politically naive and believe many of the lies told by the right-wing.
As we all know, the political landscape has changed drastically over the last 10 years. What you probably don't know is how much I have changed over that same amount of time. You see, in my life before Bush, I was a Republican. In fact, I was a Religious-Right Republican in my not-so-glory days. And these friends I have been talking to are my friends from those long-ago days. I have no reason to believe that they have come over from the dark side to our side. I do know they have suffered from many of the disastrous economic policies of the politicians they have voted for--and they may be ready to change direction.
I believe we can use Universal Health Coverage as a hook to find common ground and build an alliance--which may some day be the true wedge between the many people like my friends and the Republican Party. To find out how...please follow me below the fold!
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