All important points. But I have a hard time believing that the responsibility for all of these problems rest entirely on the shoulders of the GOP. The tax structure, the underfunding of the IRS, the blind eye turned toward children and families -- all of these have persisted over many years, and under many administrations. Take a look at state-run agencies in California, New York and other states controlled by Democratic governors and legislatures; I think you'll find endemic problems there with family- and child-welfare agencies. Here in California we've had several children die of abuse while supposedly under the supervision of child protection workers.
We have a lot of problems in this country, most recently a tribal divisiveness in the body politic. Exacerbating that by blaming one political party for all of our ills is hardly a recipe for bipartisan commitment to progress.
All important points. But I have a hard time believing that the responsibility for all of these problems rest entirely on the shoulders of the GOP. The tax structure, the underfunding of the IRS, the blind eye turned toward children and families -- all of these have persisted over many years, and under many administrations. Take a look at state-run agencies in California, New York and other states controlled by Democratic governors and legislatures; I think you'll find endemic problems there with family- and child-welfare agencies. Here in California we've had several children die of abuse while supposedly under the supervision of child protection workers.
We have a lot of problems in this country, most recently a tribal divisiveness in the body politic. Exacerbating that by blaming one political party for all of our ills is hardly a recipe for bipartisan commitment to progress.