We have just endured six weeks of contentious debate between Republicans and Democrats and, worse yet, four weeks of fratricidal infighting between conservatives and moderates within the Republican Party.
Given the chronically rancorous tone in Washington since Barack Hussein Obama took office – a tone often punctuated by periods of acute acrimony as in recent weeks – inevitably the din can temporarily obscure all the good that is America, both historically and today. Consequently, some grassroots folks either resort to reckless box-canyon politics or retreat in surrender.
