Thursday, July 08, 2004

We have a crew of about 6 people in to do some training for our asset forfeiture group. I joined them in the conference room for lunch and we had a very congenial conversation going about mundane life things like laundry, pets, and yardwork. And then my boss turned up the volume on the television just as the local news channel started a segment about the Kerry-Edwards campaign.

Pretty quickly it became abundantly clear that I was the lone conservative in the room. Such derogatory comments were made about President Bush and the “stolen” election of 2000. Then they lit into Vice President Cheney’s intemperate words to Senator Leahy and what a bumbling idiot he’ll be in the debates with Edwards.

Right. Heh.

I packed up my stuff and left the room because the temptation to wade into those lefty waters was strong. I fear I would have been verbally slaughtered by the mob by sheer numbers.

Oh, and lunch for me today was leftover pasta with homemade Alfredo. Yes, I know that Alfredo doesn’t hold together when it’s leftover, but it still tastes good.