12-28-2016, 03:38 PM
(12-24-2016, 03:02 AM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:(12-24-2016, 02:20 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: "I listened as they called my President a Muslim.
I listened as they called him and his family a pack of monkeys... (Snip)
The above is based on truth and absolutely understandable.
It also illustrates just how divided and dysfunctional the country is.
While it looks inevitable that the divide is only going to get worse, for the country to become 'Great Again' we've got to grow beyond it someday.
The real question is the strategic one. If there is no response, will this embolden bad behavior by the GOP -- even beyond the bad behavior they have already shown? This is arguable both ways: respond in kind or follow a better path. I suspect that the hardline will prevail. BHO said it himself: McConnell's plan to obstruct went just as planned. Should that be rewarded with cooperation now? The courts alone have over 100 openings, including one seat on the SCOTUS ... all that were denied to BHO during his 8 years.
Under the circumstances, healing will take a while.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.