Open Thread

“The best way to rob a bank is to own one”.

ha ha
prezanon
I think I’m gonna check that book out just because the title is so true!

Yeah – maybe Scott is right – about 20 years. People seemed even keeled through the end of Bush I but then Reps went after Clinton; Dems went hard after Bush II and here we are today…

Jackal, that stuff sounds nasty as well, but I’m thinking there was break in the action for a while up until Clinton was in office. There. You get your wish – we’re back to BJs.

“that really took it to a level I had not seen or experienced in my lifetime. ”

Jessi,
I agree that the “liar” shout out was disrespectful,
but there has been alot of that going around.
Recall Senator James Webb (D) skipping the receiving line at the White House altogether, refusing to shake the President’s hand.
Later when Bush asked him about his son, the Senator refused to answer.

Politics were certainly much uglier in the 1800s, especially during decades leading up to Civil War.

However, most of the 20th century was marked by civility, compromise, and personal niceness even when there was high levels of disagreement on specific issues.

The “liar” statement was certainly a new level of personal meanness, but in the grand scheme of things not as harmful as the straight party line votes that are becoming more and more common.