Reply #27: I see this much as you do. No minds will be changed in this manner. [View All]

In fact, the unpleasantness will probably only escalate as it involved a neighbor. And the OP will get the reputation for being a less-than-gracious host.

Maybe I'm old-fashioned but I don't think anything good comes from inviting people into your home and then throwing them out for expressing a contrary opinion. It doesn't sound as though the neighbor was being aggressive or violent - which are the only reasons I would ask someone to leave. Barring that, the best thing to do would be just to not host parties in the future.

When in a social situation and politics are mentioned, I say "I don't discuss politics, religion or sex as every war I know of involved at least one of the three." That usually quickly turns the topic to sex! :-)