[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I have met MANY people I am not too fond of - usually in a social setting like a party. I think if I am in someone else's party, home, etc., it would be impolite of me to go into attack mode. So, usually the discourse is "May I present blah blah" and I say "Well Hello" and nothing more Maybe it was the way I was reared but, although I probably would like to - I would never unless provoked - and even then I doubt it I mean if I know a certain person is going to be there and I know I cannot control myself - I will not go

Well, I really am like you in that sense. I just make an exception for Dubya. But, because of that, I would probably just make myself scarce so I wouldn't have the opportunity to speak my mind, as you were saying.

Hillary