Politics at the Poker Table
March 20, 2008One benefit about playing poker is getting the opportunity to meet new people and converse with them about what’s going on in the world.
Politics often rises to the forefront of conversations. Recently, it’s been mostly about Eliot Spitzer (second sex scandal to hit the tri-state area in two years, not good for NY/NJ/CT), but President Bush’s presidency is frequently scrutinized.
Now, I’m used to Bush-bashing. Hard to avoid it in LA. But I’ve been pretty surprised with the seemingly consistent distaste people have for him even here, a “red state” that voted for him in both the 2000 and 2004 elections.
One particularly amusing moment was when, after a lengthy diatribe about Bush and the economy, one man said, “Yeah, Bush is awful. But who here voted for him?” Nearly everyone at the table grunted that admission.
It should be interesting to see how Oklahoma sways in November.
