Politics luncheon at the Tap House Grill
News, Political, Work ·Thursday July 2, 2009 @ 17:50 EDT (link)
Today a few—that is, four—of the Microsoft "politics" discussion list (internal mailing list) members got together for lunch at the Tap House Grill in Bellevue (550 106th Avenue NE). Two liberals and two conservatives (counting myself as a conservative, for those not following along at home: conservative libertarian, close enough). We didn't discuss politics much, but I think we were all fans of non-interventionism, and there was even support for my idea of giving the military an individual option regarding fighting foreign wars (as opposed to defending the country here), and requiring funding to be through voluntary contributions. All of us were pro-gun, although one person objected to .50 BMG rifles being sold to civilians. Nobody trusted government very much.
I parked across the road and paid $6 for the privilege (was there just over an hour); I considered parking at the Barnes and Noble lot (and looking around a little so I could get validated), as one of the other people there did, but it felt morally dubious.
I mentioned later on the list that we might get a better response if we picked a spot closer to campus, even the Commons; one of the attendees plans to make this get together a regular (probably monthly) event.
Books finished: The Dragon Reborn.
