NOTE FROM BEN: Just a quick note about our “F**king Mondays” column — I had an iron IV over the weekend to help speed up my anemia healing and am still feeling pretty out of it. So it’ll be “F**king Tuesdays” column instead this week! Thankfully Justin had his piece ready for today too :) Ben
by Justin Rosario
Once upon a time, I was a blissfully ignorant college student who paid little to no attention to politics. One day, a friend of mine, Jen, asked me if I wanted to go on a trip to Washington D.C. with the Young Republicans club. I was not a Republican (or a Democrat…yet) but the trip was inexpensive, I was young, and I had never been on a road trip with friends before. Also, Jen wanted me there to head off any possibility of her being raped so of course I was going to go. You may recall I’ve told that story before.
On this trip, I learned exactly what the Republican Party was and what it stood for. The sour taste the experience left in my mouth …
