Sunday, October 31, 2010  I have been wanting to write this post
for quite some time.  It's hard for me, because the subject is a
divisive one and personal.  I don't know many people who are in
lockstep politically with everyone in their family or their
immediate circle of friends.  I'm not someone who looks at
people through a purely political spectrum.  I have republicans
in my family that I love and would defend ferociously.  I have
friends who vote in opposition to me but that I could talk about
Harry Potter with for hours.  None of us live in a bubble, or
shouldn't, when it comes to the people around us.  Elections can
absolutely serve to make these relationships more contentious,
bring politics to the forefront, but at the end of the day, I
believe that the people I know are just trying to be the best
people they can be and take care of their family and friends and
live their lives in the best way they know how.  Watching that
Stewart/Colbert rally yesterday, I was struck by Stewart's
closing remarks. 