Questions to those with a liberal family member(s)

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My mom is a Southern Democrat. She just loves Hillary, thinks she is a strong woman speaking her mind. Typical Kennedy/60's Dem, loves her Union and has no issue with .gov entitlement programs. Supports hunting and owns guns, but has literally told me she doesnt understand why anyone needs an UZI. She works for a contractor to the VA Hospital and is a member of her Union there, loves it and makes fun of management a lot, typical labor vs management BS that lots of folks think has been long gone.

She doesnt really talk politics with me anymore. Too many scandals and she is not stupid, she sees Obaloney for who he is, and what is going on out there. However she wants to believe the crap they spew so badly it seems as if she just clings to the hope there is another Kennedy out there. I think there are a lot of Dems out there just like that, hoping their party will recover, believing in the sewage they are being fed because if they admit the truth they would have to come to their senses,cross the aisle and become, *GASP* a Republican.

My step-dad is non-political, but I think he views Obaloney in the same light any Southern redneck would, and I will just leave that as enough said.

No idea what my brothers leanings are.

Success? Not sure how to measure this one, parents are both nearing retirement, Mom is Union and doing OK, Dad is non-Union and doing better. They own their house, cars, and pretty much everything else. I would bet their total debt including this months unpaid utilities is less than $5000.
Middle brother is a fuck-up, bet he is in debt quite a bit and broke, cant seem to keep a job
Youngest brother does OK, but he is or at least was a pot-smoking dumbass with little to no ambition.

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College? I am the only one in my family to ever go to college.

Debt? Covered that above

Money? Most of my family, with the exception of my brothers, use money wisely.

Taxes? My family hates paying taxes, but again, every one but myself has no issue raising taxes on the "rich"

Happy? Thats a long conversation, but generically my parents are happy, my youngest brother is happy (easy to be happy with no ambition) and my middle brother is always pissy because he cant keep a job for whatever reason.

Covered my parents, my middle brother used to own a landscape company but got out of it nd is a production line welder now, or at least he was last year. Youngest brother has been a chef at an O'Charleys for the last 10 years.

Victims? Parents not really any more than any Union member thinks of themselves as a victim, middle brother definitely, I doubt my youngest brother even thinks about it.

Of course they blame Bush. Stupid question.

No idea how they view me.

I would not call my family liberal as much as Democrat, there is a difference. They absolutely believe in gun ownership, hunting, fishing, etc. and at the same time believe in welfare, handouts, etc. I doubt they believe in or give a rats ass about gay marriage, abortion, or other social liberal agendas. They absolutely believe the .gov is out to fuck them, the same way they believe big business is out to fuck them. My parents have always talked about starting a business but never have because of all the .gov red tape and BS involved.