So, I totally misjudged my father-in-law's political beliefs.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

My father-in-law works for Haliburton. He's played golf with Dick Cheney. He owns a signed book by David Frum. He's rich, old and white. He has never given any indication of being anything other than the Canadian equivalent of a Republican.
We've got an election coming up here at the end of the month. My in-laws had a big falling out row at the weekend. Why? My father-in-law wants to put a candidate sign on the lawn. Apparently he's a life-long dyed in the wool left-leaning Liberal. You could have knocked me down with a feather.
I suppose I should've known, he is a Cape Bretoner, but that took me by surprise. We'd never, ever discussed politics, because I was so sure of what his were. I was dead wrong.

[Zookeeper]

1. So....

Did your mother-in-law object to the candidate he supported or just the idea of having a sign on the lawn?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

2. Both. She's pretty right-wing and a neat freak.

[Liberal_Dog]

3. When You Assume, You Make An...

eom

[Screaming Lord Byron]

4. Guilty as charged, bud.

Still. Golf with Dick. C'mon!

[RoyGBiv]

6. Hold your friends close...

Hold your enemies closer.

Trite, but often true. And I can understand this even more in a business environment. In some cases it even allows one to work under the radar, not drawing attention to the real opinions, which can be quite beneficial at times.

[susanna]

5. Excellent!

It's never too late to get talking. :-)

[wtf]

7. asdf

Very cool! :) I love mbv as well! by the way, what is eom?

[seabeyond]

8. didnt your husband know, lol your father was dem

and your mother repug. do you all talk politics at all. i know what all my hubby's people are and they are catholic so there are a lot of them, lol lol lol. though two came out of the closet a good 7 years ago, bah ha, so hm, they probably dont get communion either