A question for blue voters living in red states.

[Kerrytravelers]

This is a sincere question. I'm not being sarcastic or taunting. That isn't my intention.

I am very spolied. I was raised in a blue family. I married a Dem who was raised by the worst of repukes, but they really aren't in my life, so I basically just put them on ignore and see them maybe once every six months. Even then, I ignore them and say very little because I just do not lke my in-laws.

I was raised by a military father, but even so, most of my childhood (5 years on) was spent in the great San Francisco Bay Area (my Dad retired from the military after 20 years when I was 5.)

I now live in the very blue city of Pasadena, with a blue mayor and a mostly blue city council who publically decreed that they would not honor parts of the Patriot Act that infringed upon the rights of their citizens.

I live in the very blue county of Los Angeles. All over town, I see more rebid anti-* signs in yards (still) and on cars. The same can be said for Pasadena. But all over the county, * is not welcomed.

California is blue. Although we are under attack by the rethugs and the possible introduction of Diebold, we are still blue. There are other states with a deeper shade of blue, but we're still up there.

Even my profession- educatin- is full of blue voters. If you are a *-lover, you tend to keep your mouth shut because in education, you're kind really isn't welcomed with that NCLB and all the other bs coming from the administration in regards to education. With arnold attacking teachers here in CA, the rethug educators are keeping real quiet.


My question to red staters. How do you do it? How do you keep you chin up, and keep from actually physically attacking someone? How do you deal with these people? Because I don't have to, I can't imagine having to deal with such hyprocrits and such stupidity every day.

How do blue voters deal with a rabid *-lover in the immeidate famiy, especially a spouse? It must be so hard.

I hope this post didn't come across wrong. I admire you for the strength I'd never have. You guys are the ones in the trenches... not me.