Excellent column, John. It reveals the mostly unhinged mental paralysis gripping both parties. Civility has vanished. And where has all the kindness gone?
John, great column as usual but in your line “ Who can fix our politics, or at least tilt them in a better direction, are people of good character — principled individuals, including in positions of leadership, who respect the Constitution and have a deep, invested interest in the betterment of American society.”I take some measure of issue.
While principled leadership and the other criteria is certainly required, I’m afraid there is far too much raging division to allow even the best of leaders to course correct this ship.
Our freedoms of expression have reached the point of tolerated absurdity.
Riots are coined “protest events”, destruction of businesses and property are looked upon as “angry rightful restitution” blatant criminal activity in our cities are resolved by virtual wrist slaps by our corrupted justice system and an attempted assasination of a political figure goes into a months long
Congressional inquiry only to end up virtually nowhere in time.
I believe the American experiment, if you will has ended. We are a society far too divided in principles, caring for one another, and general leadership to ever get back on reasonable track.
The daily “ugly” gets uglier. The political voices get edited to suit the narratives. The media media rages on in its campaign to revile on side while regaling the other.
There is no centering and seemingly none in sight.
Give up? Never. Return to beliefs and actions that made this country great? Maybe in time. But not time I can perceive.
A consultation call from a sitting president after her husband was murdered during an assassination attempt on a former president? It was an entirely appropriate (and expected) gesture.
If people are dismissing that as a political ploy, as opposed to a basic presidential act, I think that only bolsters the larger point I made in the column.
Excellent column, John. It reveals the mostly unhinged mental paralysis gripping both parties. Civility has vanished. And where has all the kindness gone?
John, great column as usual but in your line “ Who can fix our politics, or at least tilt them in a better direction, are people of good character — principled individuals, including in positions of leadership, who respect the Constitution and have a deep, invested interest in the betterment of American society.”I take some measure of issue.
While principled leadership and the other criteria is certainly required, I’m afraid there is far too much raging division to allow even the best of leaders to course correct this ship.
Our freedoms of expression have reached the point of tolerated absurdity.
Riots are coined “protest events”, destruction of businesses and property are looked upon as “angry rightful restitution” blatant criminal activity in our cities are resolved by virtual wrist slaps by our corrupted justice system and an attempted assasination of a political figure goes into a months long
Congressional inquiry only to end up virtually nowhere in time.
I believe the American experiment, if you will has ended. We are a society far too divided in principles, caring for one another, and general leadership to ever get back on reasonable track.
The daily “ugly” gets uglier. The political voices get edited to suit the narratives. The media media rages on in its campaign to revile on side while regaling the other.
There is no centering and seemingly none in sight.
Give up? Never. Return to beliefs and actions that made this country great? Maybe in time. But not time I can perceive.
She might have been more open to a presidential visit if she didn't feel like it was just a political ploy.
A consultation call from a sitting president after her husband was murdered during an assassination attempt on a former president? It was an entirely appropriate (and expected) gesture.
If people are dismissing that as a political ploy, as opposed to a basic presidential act, I think that only bolsters the larger point I made in the column.