Some thoughts of 77 yr old white male from the south

[AnnieK401]

10. My 81 yr. old uncle from a conservative southern background is an Obama supporter!

It truly amazes me because our Southern family has always been as conservative Republican and yes racist as they come. My mother was even a follower of Ayn Rand.
I was exposed to progressive ideas as a teenager and became a "black sheep." I won't go into the entire story that I could write a book about, however, my point here is that my uncle's family suddenly became liberal democrats after Bush SR. was POTUS. This might have to do with the fact that they make their living off Gov. contracts for highways and maybe they figured that Dems. are more likely to spend money in infrastructure. Or maybe it was the fact that GHWB promised not to raise taxes but did anyway. Anyway, Obama has the votes of a total of 9 people from a conservative, southern, racist background. That would be my uncle, his wife, their children, and children's spouses. Oh wait, make that 11 (me and my sister.) Oh yeah, we live in a key swing state, FL.