[TheRealThing]

Seasons change; pendulums swing. I have hope that the political process can and will get back to a sort of gritty pragmatism and the country will tackle the very difficult challenges that lie ahead. The many visions of what America means will never be one, but love for core freedoms and civil debate amongst people who love this country can prevail. One wishes all Americans would have to live abroad for a few years. They, then, might gain a renewed appreciation for not a perfect nation, but a pretty darn special and good one.

Government's role is not to accommodate every fruit in La-La Land. If they want to act that way, fine. We'll leave them along as long as they don't commit objectionable acts in public, and we'll give them the same protections everybody else has. But passing law meant to validate their debaucheries is gong a bridge too far.