You’re upsetting my delicate sensibilities by even suggesting that a Democrat would ever take credit for something not his own.

Well, that settles it then, friends across the aisle of partisanship it is. Though apparently there are issues that we will disagree on. I hope you continue to drop in every now and again. It should be an interesting upcoming election year. If someday you come to your senses and decide to switch parties, I hope you’ll credit it to my blog.

I think you’re both right, Tammi and my good friend Scott, that people on opposite sides of the aisle can generally be friends, but we still have to stick to what we believe in. I’m sure we have serious disagreements on a lot of issues. There’s also more truth than I initially cared to admit about Scott’s earlier comment regarding the “my good friend and colleague” tradition. Sometimes when we hear someone say that, they really are thinking what Scott said they were thinking. I personally have probably muttered under my breath, “Yeah, right,” when I heard someone in a floor debate begin their speech with the “good friend and colleague” line. It just so happens in this case that Monte Olsen and I are friends, so I thought I’d point that out.

As to the comments by Next Stop Lauderdale, I have enough to do working on behalf of the Democratic Party in Wyoming - WYOMING of all reddest of red states - without worrying about what Bill Clinton did or didn’t do 15 years ago. He did, however, leave office with a balanced budget. Other than that, I’ll stick to Wyoming issues.

I have no qualms with folks on the left having friends on the right and vice versa, just so long as the waters aren’t muddied about the areas of disagreement (abortion, winning the war, often times taxes, government control, etc…).

As for ending the sales tax on food, I enjoy the savings. I consider myself to be a true conservative, disliking most taxes. So, I’m glad to see it gone.

As for being friends across the partisan aisle, I think that’s terrific and only to be expected in most cases. I use the term demonRat primarily for the people in your party who are constantly whining and complaining that we are losing the war in Iraq, which I do not believe to be the case. I feel like many members of your party are responsible for attempting to demoralize our troops, and I hate that. Maybe you don’t do this, but many in your party do. I also use the term for members of your party who are hell bent on killing unborn children in the name of women’s health. Other than these quite serious issues, I’m all for being friends.

Once again, thanks for stopping in. Oh, I’d be curious as to how you found my blog? I know there are thousands of bloggers throughout the nation, and I really do consider it an honor for the Spokesman of the party I oppose to leave a comment. Thanks again.