Stop for a moment. Read the title of this entry again. I want to make sure that we're crystal clear on a point before we move forward.

That second word there is, "exclusive," not "extreme."

In other words, you can have all the extreme political views you want. Be a bleeding-heart lefty, a rightwing nutjob, an Ayn Rand lusting libertarian...it makes no difference to me. But when you start behaving like your way is the only way for America, that's where I draw the line.

Mr. Righty, I'm sorry, but it's silly of you to suggest that we'd all be better off if all liberals took a long walk off a short pier. (Your clever "Liberal Hunting License" sticker on the back of your truck is the most visible symptom of this attitude.) I get it. You hate Obama, Pelosi and Reid. That doesn't make everyone who voted for them socialists or communists -- and even if it did, I think that we, as a nation, can survive having a few pinkos in our midst.

Miss Lefty, don't look so smug. You don't get off the hook so easily. I've heard you ruminate about how awesome it would be if all the conservatives and Republicans formed a new state and seceded from the union. As much as I'm sure your Hannity-listening uncle pisses you off at Thanksgiving, you can't seriously believe this country would be better off under totally liberal policies? I mean, as much as the guy with the truck nuts annoys you, it's guys like him who enlist to fight so you can exercise your right to free, albeit asinine, speech.

You treat the United States less like a country of diverse people and opinions, and more like your private country club, and that is why I don't want to hang out with you.