I want to say—right at the outset—that some of my best friends are from Seattle. But anyone who believes in things like having a police force is at risk of being asked to leave.
I am having dinner with a close friend in West Seattle when he tells me, “Being a conservative in Seattle is like being a gay Jew in Iran.” A not-so-outrageous comparison the more time I spend there. Seattle and Portland seem to be engaged in a competition to become the least tolerant cities in America, at least when it comes to tolerating anyone who disagrees with them. Being a conservative in either place is only slightly better than being a toddler in Boston.
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