One of my fraternity brothers with whom I maintain contact several times a year called me out of the blue yesterday. He is a life long New Yorker and lives out on Long Island and has carried water for the liberal agenda his whole life. He differed with Obama only on the treatment of the Jewish state.
He asked me about three apartment complexes in my area. “Mick, I am moving to Birmingham, I can no longer afford to live in New York. I have done a lot of research and Birmingham looks like a great place to live.”
I told him, “Bill, we don’t provide all the state funded services you are accustomed to in NY.”
“Mick, that doesn’t matter, I don’t benefit from any of them.”
“But, Bill, we don’t have subways, and we only have one Amrak train. The bus system needs an overhaul. You will have to buy a car.”
“I can buy a real nice car for what I’ll save th first year, or take Uber the rest of my life.”
We chatted for about an hour, comparing utility bills, cost and quality of food, the climate and health services. To quote one of my favorite democrats, “The chickens have come home to roost”.
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