The Great Divide
" A house divided against itself cannot stand....." - Abraham Lincoln, June 16, 1858 Illustration credit: xkcd, (C) 2016 by Randall Munroe It's twilight in America. Since the beginning of President Donald J. Trump's Administration on January 20, the mood of the nation is ugly. The President's ultra-conservative base, perhaps unaware of the irony, seems to be perplexed by the dismally low approval ratings of Mr. Trump in his first two weeks as our Chief Executive. I say, with no small amount of sadness, that it's ironic that the true believers of Make America Great Again simply don't understand how hypocritical their "Give him a chance" pleas sound to those of us who don't like Mr. Trump or his policies. Have they not forgotten that the Republican Party proudly proclaimed itself the "Party of No" when Barack Obama became President eight years ago? Have they such a selective memory that they don't recall Rush Limbau