![]() ![]() I'd known and been treated abominably by too many men who shared all my opinions to let his convictions get in the way, and I've never regretted it. But in my late twenties, I joined a Renaissance singing group, and there he was - tall, clever, with intense blue eyes and a lyrical baritone. Other than my father, I never even knew any Republicans growing up, and certainly never had one for a boyfriend. It took our first decade together for me to accept that not even my considerable powers of persuasion as a psychotherapist - not to mention the self-evident correctness of my positions - would make him change his mind, but, alas, it is so he never even tried to change mine. ![]() ![]() So, why don't we both agree to stay home on Election Day? Because, even though I trust him with my life, I don't trust him, and would never ask him, not to vote his conscience. And not only is he a conservative Republican, he's a professional conservative Republican, a Senior Editor of National Review, the leading journal of conservative opinion in the country. I thought the recent government shutdown was absurd, infantile and destructive he was a fan. It's a matter of moral obligation, not just civic duty: I've got to cancel out my husband's vote.įor 33 years, I've been happily married to a man with whom I violently disagree on every conceivable political issue, including abortion, gun control and assisted suicide. As long as they're Democrats, they can count on my support. Once again, I'll be pulling the levers for some people I actually agree with, for some I'm not crazy about and for others I've barely heard of. This November fifth, like every Election Day for the last three decades, I'll show up faithfully at my polling place rain or shine, even if there's another Hurricane Sandy in New York City. ![]()
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