When politics gets personal
By Adrian
Memorial Day gave me a chance to relax, reflect and drink a few cold ones. During my moments of alcohol induced nirvana, I realized I was in no state to think about politics. In fact, inspired by my very close French friend, I’ve decided to go on strike! No politics for a week! No CNN, no MSNBC and just a little dose of the NY Times and WSJ Web sites.
What to do about my blog? Well, I’m going to do what any good writer (and I am not claiming such a title) would do — write a personal vignette tangentially related to politics.
Disclaimer: To whomever I may or may not be dating right now this story may or may not be true.
A couple months ago, not long after the Texas and Ohio primaries, I met a cute girl and decided to invite her out for a drink. The date was going great! She was interesting, fun and very smart. Then she popped the question: “Who are you backing in the presidential election?”
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