Previously, I looked at what qualities it might take for a left-
leaning person to handle dating a Republican — but what about
the inverse? Many conservatives (I’m thinking of particular
friends here) wouldn’t in their wildest DREAMS date a dreaded
liberal. (The political ideology that is somehow now exclusively
a pejorative in American politics, but that’s a debate for
another time…)  So: you, my Right-Winger friend, could probably
handle dating a Dem if…   You’re not attached to those
incandescent bulbs, plastic water bottles, non-Fair trade
coffee, and long showers — and don’t mind keeping a reusable
grocery bag with you at all times.   His unwillingness to fight
back in an argument because he’s a “pacifist” wouldn’t drive you
up the wall.   You didn’t throw anything at the screen during
Fahrenheit 9/11.   You actually saw Fahrenheit 9/11.   Being in
a Prius doesn’t make you feel less manly.   You’ve never
referred to Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, or Janeane Garofalo
as “shrill.”   You can handle “the pill