Reply #44: You have my empathy [View All]

It's easy being a lefty in a coastal state with major cities: such encounters with the rest of the world tend to make one realize how different people are and how accommodating we need to be. Being a lefty in a left-leaning area is not as great an achievement as being one in the Bible Belt; being one where you are shows character.

It must drive decent people up the proverbial wall to endure this stuff on a regular basis. For us, who are taxed and support an infrastructure with a scrap or two of sincerity, the reward is to have the Federal Government divert our revenues to reactionary states who won't bother to take care of themselves. Funny how those most benefiting by social welfare are the ones who seem to hate it the most.