An acquaintance just called for my husband who is not home right now, and I gave him the number where Grandpère can be reached.
Caller: "Are you ready for the election?"
Me: "I voted already."
Caller: "You voted for Romney, of course."
Me: "You're joking. What woman in her right mind would vote for Romney or for any Republican?"
Caller: "I know a lot of women who are voting for Romney."
Me: "Romney and the Republicans are so anti-women that I don't understand how any woman can vote for any of them."
Caller: "Well, I'd better try to get in touch with Tom (Grandpère) now."
I expect Grandpère will get an earful about my conversation with the man. I must say that I'm at the point where I try to avoid conversations about politics, because they often end in acrimony, but when I'm asked a direct question, I have to answer. Thank goodness this person did not appear to want to prolong the discussion, because I was not in the mood. Anyone who doesn't know by now that Romney as president would be a disaster is almost certainly not a person who is open to being convinced otherwise.
