Family gatherings are not the best times to engage in ideological arguments. But, if you have a liberal relative who just won't leave the matter alone. Hugh Hewitt has a 12 step plan for what to say to your relative. His first step is very important, so make sure that you do that.

Hugh and James Lileks role-played this discussion with Lileks taking the role of the obnoxious lefty. You can listen to their debate or read the transcript at Radioblogger.

Meanwhile, Hugh is running a poll on 2008 GOP candidates. Go vote. It's a discouraging list. I don't think the people I like will run and I'm not enthusiastic about any of the others. Though I'd vote in a heartbeat for any of them against Hillary Clinton. As it is, I seem to be with a majority of Hugh's readers.