LJ Idol Presents:

It really irks me when I talk to some coworkers about things and they just give me a blank look. I usually have to ask them if they even know what I am talking about and they are look who is he? or how is she?

Seriously! I'm so happy to finally "meet" somebody that feels irked by that too! lol... I work with a bunch of folks who, shall we say... lean heavily to the right. They bash me for this and that, for not knowing my history, the government and prattle on and on about illegal immigrants this and that. So one day, I printed up some of the very basic citizenship tests and just asked them to take it. Yeah, none of them even came close to passing.

They fail to see nuance... yes, I'm a registered Dem, yes I'm a liberal... but I'm mainly a social liberal and I've got some very traditionally conservative beliefs. Somebody may try to strip me of my liberal-card for saying this, but if there were a worthy Republican candidate and none on my side of the aisle I felt measured up, I would vote for the Republican in a heartbeat. The trouble is, this collection of Republicans don't measure up in any way, shape or form. I think if any of them won the general, it would be disastrous for the country. We're already in a huge enough hole.

I am still working through trying to find the one who best fits my beliefs

I can't tell you how much I respect that. Most people don't take the time to do that... they vote for say... Obama because Oprah is endorsing him or what have you. It makes me sad that more people don't take our system of government very seriously.