Paul Krugman writes for The New York Times. I saw this reading a RSS News feeds that I review. Maybe the media, mainstream and other, will begin to note what our elected leaders are doing most notably the Republican.
There Will Be Blood
Paul Krugman | Nov. 22, 2010 | The New York Times
How does this end? Mr. Obama is still talking about bipartisan outreach, and maybe if he caves in sufficiently he can avoid a federal shutdown this spring. But any respite would be only temporary; again, the G.O.P. is just not interested in helping a Democrat govern.
My sense is that most Americans still don’t understand this reality. They still imagine that when push comes to shove, our politicians will come together to do what’s necessary. But that was another country.
Note: I received a link to this article from a clergy colleague (mentor in ministry) today. The article from Senior Living Magazine, is an outsider’s reflection on America and the current political climate (virus) that has infected our nation. Click the title to read more.
America — He’s Your President for Goodness Sake!
by William Thomas | Senior Living Magazine | Oct. 1, 2010
There was a time not so long ago when Americans, regardless of their political stripes, rallied round their president. Once elected, the man who won the White House was no longer viewed as a republican or democrat, but the President of the United States. The oath of office was taken, the wagons were circled around the country’s borders and it was America versus the rest of the world with the president of all the people at the helm.
The health-care debate, which looked more like extreme fighting in a mud pit than a national dialogue, revealed a very vulgar side of America. President Obama’s face appeared on protest signs white-faced and blood-mouthed in a satanic clown image. In other tasteless portrayals, people who disagreed with his position distorted his face to look like Hitler complete with mustache and swastika.
Odd, that burning the flag makes Americans crazy, but depicting the president as a clown and a maniacal fascist is accepted as part of the new rude America.