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I HAD one friend from whom I have slowly and now irrevocably drifted. Her republicanism, absolute devotion to *, is a big part of it because there's no getting around day-to-day issues without noting the impact of his and the GOP's politics and policy.
The straw that broke the camel's back was when she called recently to say that she was thinking of getting a Hummer. She's on the road a lot with her job and thought it would be safe. When I told her about the ridiculously low gas mileage, her reply was: so what, my clients pay for it!
Nary a thought about the environment, about lives lost in a war for oil or even about the callousness of her statement. I said nothing since our past talks about politics had always devolved badly. But I made a mental note: that was it, any relationship we had was over.
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