On another note I do not see how you can be a real feminist if you need the government to take care of you and do not look at yourself as an individual responsible for yourself – in my opinion liberals have traded the concept of needing a man for needing the government in place of a man. There is still that word “need” which is what I thought we broke away from.

No problem. Also, good question!

My wife is a liberal and proudly calls herself and her friends progressives. I am a libertarian and the only person in her cirle who is not a liberal. It’s counter-intuitive, but that is not a problem at all. I joke a lot about politics with her and her friends when she is around. For example, she is PC, so I make un-PC jokes and comments to get a rise out of her or embarrass her for fun. Even when we occasionally get into a debate, it is brief because I don’t believe I can persuade her and she doesn’t like to debate. I feel I have to joke with her so I can lessen my urge to debate her. I guess I see her strengths and overlook this shortcoming, and she does the sam with me and, over time, we don’t see this as an issue at all.

In general, what’s important to me is not whether someone has the same political views that I have, but rather whether that person’s attitute toward politics is similar to mine. My attitude is that I don’t take it seriously all the time, and I try not to get angry with people with opposite views; further, I’m curious about differing views, especially opposite ones. When I’m with someone with opposite views, I feel it is more important for me to learn where they are coming from. The best way to do that is let them talk and ask questions but not push too hard. I do that with my wife when she is in a mood to talk. I figure I can’t know exactly what to refute in the book I’m planning to write if I don’t hear from the liberals first hand.

Moreover, my wife and I can mock conservatives Republicans together. There is one thing in politics we can agree on after all.

You stated: “Mitt Romney and I have one thing in common: We both listen to women and our wives–at least Ann Romney claims he does.”

Question setup: My wife is Republican and I am Libertarian. However, I can live with her, since we are both socially moderate (of different degrees) and fiscally conservative. When we disagree, it is not over facts, but usually about the proper solution to a problem.
Almost without exception, when a liberal talks or posts, their argument is always non-factual or contains one or more logical fallacies. In my opinion, they are not capable of presenting a logically defensible position (else they would stop being liberal).

I’m curious, (even though it is none of my business) how is it possible to live with someone who is a liberal (without being one yourself)? I can see no true resolution to any political argument.

I told Sue about your comment and she noticed that I don’t open the car door for her anymore.

In case you haven’t seen it –

The guy picks up his date at the door, and heads for the car. He whips out his key-fob and “chirps” the lock. He says, “It’s unlocked,” and goes around to get in the driver’s side.

The woman stands there and says, “I don’t get in a car if a gentleman doesn’t open the door!”

The guy peers out the window and says, “You serious?” She says, “Yes!”

He drives off.

OH that was a ROTFL moment! He comes back immediately and says, “Just kidding”, but it’s still funny.