I have been estranged from a family member for a few years. Actually several of them. I guess there is a turning point for everyone. The two I am most estranged from are a brother and an uncle, both career military, both officers, both college educated.
Both totally supportive of Bush and his agenda until lately. I got a note in my Christmas card from one which said if they had hurt me they were sorry. Then another called to drop by and talk things over. I said yes, if you can respect me for being a Democrat. So we had a sort of nice visit.
I found out that this brilliant man and his family did not even watch news, were just learning of the events going on as other radio came into this area.
We talked but nothing definite. Today the one who sent the note in the Christmas card sent me an email with the subject line Crow for Lunch:
“I never thought I’d be saying this, but more and more I have come to regret voting for our current president (although I would probably also regret voting for any of the other candidates available at the time). I have contacted both of my senators and my congressman and strongly voiced my disagreement with the latest idiotic move by the White House (the east coast ports operations) urging them to do whatever they can to bring the port management under United States company control.
…..Just thought you might want to know that I can eat crow now and then.”
Maybe we are on our way to some family healing. This is why I have heartbreak at seeing so many say the Democratic Party is not relevant anymore. I say these diehard former Republicans really have nowhere else to go.