I’m sitting next to a Republican!
The fact is, conservatives living and working among the liberals, among them but not of them, are not unlike field reporters for “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom”; we know them better than they know themselves. Since there is an approved left-of-center position on every subject — just check out The New York Times or NPR — We know in advance how they’ll react to every controversy, every utterance by a public figure; we anticipate, politically and public policy-wise, their sighs, their frowns, their ups, their downs.
This is a lot what it’s like at work, except that most people I work with are much nicer. While I don’t care what others think, and don’t make my libertarian/conservative views a secret, I know of many conservatives who keep their heads down. I get private emails all the time saying, “I”m glad you said that.”
It’s really sad that Liberals are really the most intolerant people on the planet. Well, next to Islamists, I guess. Maybe that’s why He gets along with them so well.