Everyone DOES get to decide who their friends are. BUT, it also reveals something about the individual--------- who and who is NOT that individual's "friend".
You are known (and judged by many folks) by the company you keep.
I'd enjoy greatly having a cold brew and chopping wood with George W. Even though I disagreed with most of his decisions as POTUS. AND, even though I believe He made a couple of horrid decisions as POTUS (Irag comes to mind), I WOULD apologize to him for some of the statements I made about him during his reign. I have no doubt (nowadays) that HE TRIED to do what was best. He cared about MY Country! And it's citizens. ALL of them. He was/is a good man who made a mistake or two. Just like me, and probably most of you. My mistakes don't carry the weight his did. I am the lucky one. HE carried my load. I would tell him that I was wrong to be so harshly critical and would thank him greatly for his efforts!
He is STILL a Republican and I am aware of that. And YES, I still believe the Rep. Party IS the refuge for racists and racist supporting scoundrels and ********!! BUT, obviously, NOT ALL the Republicans are racists.
Now, I wouldn't cross the street for ANY decent purpose to engage with our current POTUS. I would attempt to avoid an interaction with him, because IF I DID encounter him, I would likely lose my cool and do what should have been done to him long ago----------- I would land a good stiff straight right hand jab directly to that lying piehole of his and do so repeatedly until he agreed to apologize to ALL us Americans for his treachery and resign from office.
Do I make myself perfectly clear??
Still wanna have a beer with me Boris and Wylie??
I'm pretty radical in defense of MY Country!
Have a great weekend everybody!