Reply #17: Sorry, but welcome to Bushworld.

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Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld/Ashcroft have proven without doubt that they are dividers, not uniters. The whole stinking mess of them--particularly the Wurlitzer and Grover Norquist-- have made these the most polarized times since Nixon/Agnew. Having lived through the Vietnam debacle (I graduated college in '69) in Texas, I see people getting the same clenched-teeth daily appearance. As the Wurlitzer pours out its vitriol and the haters sit around and make up this trash, most Americans absorb it by being exposed to it. Your friend is probably this type. I had the same experience with a high school classmate whose list I was on. It was not pretty. I, too, hit the reply all and man, did I get some hate. but I also got a lot of love, too.

I applaud your standing for your principles, and as one of the replies said, this person is probably not a friend, but more an acquaintance. Sarte says you can't stay friends 400 miles away. I say 4 years away, too. If she doesn't speak to you again, that is her decision, not yours. You can only steer the car you're driving. Keep the faith!