A first generation American on my father's side and third generation on my mother's side. My father was from the hills in Acapulco and my great grandfather was from France.
I was raised in a staunchly Democratic household where Ronald Reagan was the cause of all the world's ills. My family talked politics and religion constantly, especially over Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. So I'm not squirmish about talking about either, at anytime.
My political philosophy changed with three events. Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, 9/11, and reading David Horowitz's Radical Son.