I recently returned from a trip to see my Mom in California -- she paid for it because my sister was coming out for a business trip. Ok, won't tell you the jeebus incredible cheap round trip cost. They thought my last name was ALEC.
I always go to Church (Catholic) with my Mom. I really love that parish because it is completely diverse ethnically and LGBT wise. I told her I wanted to have breakfast with my favorite retired pastor. The guy that actually yelled at folks leaving after Communion: "I gave up sex to be here -- you can wait 5 minutes!"
Ok, so at breakfast I told him how much I loved his homilies because they brought all the readings together beautifully and then he always ended with a crazy thing. He laughed.
He said he was glad he retired (by force because of age) because he had more liberal things to say about the Jesus stuff.
He asked me what I thought about Bernie Sanders -- I said I love him. He said he went to school with him in Brooklyn and he loves him and believes he has the right message for America and the world.
Ok, just talked to my Mom -- she's a Republican. She loves Father retired guy and she loves Bernie and she loves Elizabeth Warren.
I read really awful/hateful stuff here about Democrats. About HRC. I'm actually tired of it. I'd rather listen to my Mom who might not vote because she doesn't like HRC and thinks the clown car is embarrassing now. I'd rather listen to her priest who is sane and will vote for Bernie in the primary but for HRC in the general
I really think, when I read the virulent anti-Dem stuff here that folks are missing a constituency. Folks who could either vote for sanity or decide not to vote because of insanity.
My best buddy (don't ask) -- doesn't vote -- semi libertarian only for gun shite. He is my friend and smarter than I but persuadable. He loves Bernie. He hates stupid wars. He is persuaded by rational gun control (e.g. has willingly gone through the Connecticut process).
We really have gettable voters who are not liberals but are not insane. I'm pretty damned sure my Mom would vote for Elizabeth Warren. I'm pretty damned sure my buddy would vote for Bernie Sanders.
Nastiness doesn't win new votes. If you have a candidate let's hear the positive message because that is what will win over my Republican Mom and my somewhat Libertarian best friend.
I love this site because I can always sober up in the morning and think -- ok, well, that went (not) well.
Also, someone in my State Health Care exchange called me because of Obamacare and set up an appt. for today (2 day thingy). She called because I was overdue for an annual physical. I had a physical, set up for blood work, bone thingy for old broads, pap test for old broads, tit squeezer for old broads and dental.
Thanks frigging Obama.