Yup. I had a very similar post using similar examples a few months ago when we had another dust-up in the MSM about incivility in political discourse. Civility in presidential campaigns borders on being an un-American activity.

My tongue-in-cheek conclusion then:

“It seems pretty obvious to me, that if we want more participation by the American voting populace, we want more, not less, political polarization. And conversely, a unified, politically correct, socially acceptable and boring form of partisan discourse, will inevitably result in less participation in the political process.

What to do ? I suggest we just don’t pay attention to those Un-American unifiers. Instead, I submit for your consideration – Divided We Stand United We Fall Rule #1:

Polarized Partisan Politics Promotes Popular Participation.”

There are issues worth debating, no matter which side of the political divide one finds oneself. Unfortunately, these issues are not in the forefront of the political debate.

It’s up to the voters to demand better of their elected politicians, those who are running for election, and the political pundits.

With all my love,
Aunty Em

I always considered myself as conservative but have little in common with those who define themselves that way today – and would be considered ‘liberal’ by their standards. The neocons of today are what used to be considered the ‘radical right’ of yesteryear. In fact there is very little difference between them and Fascists – even though they take umbrage at the suggestion.

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It’s not fair, poor Rudy has an ex-wife who starred in the Vagina Monologues. Was he just not listening? Was there no “dialogue”?
As Dylan said, “Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right…”
Is this the best that we as a country can do?