Are you a Democrat or a Republican?

During a neighborhood party here, I got into an argument with my neighbor, Van, about presidential politics. Finally, he asked me why I was such a dedicated Republican.I told him that my Father and grandfather were Republicans before me and that I was carrying on the family tradition.”That’s it?” said my exasperated neighbor. “What if your Father and grandfather had been horse thieves?””Well…” I replied, “I suppose then I’d be a Democrat like you.”