That's politics as usual.

The last thing we need in the USA is politics as usual. But believe me, that's what we will get. In America, we don't work together in a crisis anymore. We go our own separate ways. The Democrats their way. The Republicans their way. Moreorless in opposite directions. Pulling the nation apart rather than together. Congress sets the tone. Yes, we bad mouth each other from both sides of the aisle. Won't surprise me if when Barack Obama delivers his state of the union address tonight, a Republican gets up and hollers, "You lie." Last time it happened, the congressman was hailed by his Republican colleagues as a hero. Yes, rude conduct prevails. We've lost our manners. But that's politics as usual. --Jim Broede