deathpoet's blog: "Daily Rant"

There was a rare occurance yesterday and it actually began in the MuMMs.  One of the very conservative MuMMers and i exchanged a 'beer cooler' gift with a note of enjoy and cheers... We had skewered one another well and both chuckled over one another's jokes. 

Here's the thing, it reminded me of our nation's history.  Until modern times, being members of the opposite party never meant hatred.   Both sides of the political spectrum used to be able to find commonground and compramise.  Winning meant helping the country not an agenda and folks used to be able have beers together regardless of political perspective.   Mean spiritedness was often left in the chambers and not in public.   Of course there were exceptions.  But on the whole our natiopn was built upon the principles of comprmising.   Would that that spirit would return.