You might as well argue with a corpse than try to reason with a member of an opposing political party. I occasionally get emails from John Boehner and I wonder if he is lying through his teeth or what, but this morning I had a thought. What if, as unreasonable as it may seem, John Boehner really and truly thought he was telling the truth in his posts? What if the liberal emails that I get are also telling the truth. what if we just don't trust the other side enough to try and see the truth in what they say that they have the best interests of the country at heart.
Maybe it is true, maybe we are all to harsh on one another, but who has the courage to confront the combative nature of what passes for civil discourse in the US today? It sounds so simple. Everyone wants to balance the budget so why are taxes taboo and entitlement spending off limits? Real progress will never be made until taxes are raised on the rich and entitlement programs are realigned.
Meanwhile we will get partisan bickering and bills that no one likes passed in order to avoid the discussion.
It is time, my friends, to start to talk again.
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