I seriously doubt skysdad meant to purposely draw angst among so many posters he considers to be friends....no matter the side of the aisle one stands on. My guess is that it was a joke gone bad. I've posted with skysdad for over a dozen years and I can say with complete confidence he views this board as an extension of his family. He's that kind of person. Few have a bigger heart than him. We're just in a really contentious time right now....
To this thread....I try and stay out of this crap now. But, sometimes I get sucked in. I'm a registered Republican. For 22 years now. I don't think like all Republicans and I don't want to be labeled like one today. They've gone off the deep end so much in such a short period of time. That said, they pretty much followed the path liberals took before them.
Each and every day, we're more divided. I don't care who your professor was or where you went to school. I know folks on the right who have their own definition of being a "true" American and others on the left who will scream injustice when someone drops a cup of coffee. It's where we are right now. I used to think that eventually it would get better. I no longer am confident of that.