Wait! Wait! Before going on a David Patterson rampage, PLEASE READ THE LETTER!

Dear Commenter #44:

(That number is very ironic for this letter.)

Hopefully, this letter finds you in good spirit and health. I am not known for my letter writing. However, I was moved to share some words with you.

Debra Brooks is a well-respected member of the ActiveRain Community. She has been willing to share many thoughts about her profession and her personal views. For that, she should be commended and praised.

During my evening email-reading ritual, I came across a FEATURE NOTIFICATION about a post by Debra. Unfortunately, attached to this post were some comments about Debra's character.

 "When I read bias propaganda like this, the only thing I can think about the author is "uneducated redneck." - Commenter #44

Normally, I do not read political blog posts that are written by anyone. However, this post became required reading after reviewing your comments.

FIRST.........In fairness, let me address Debra's post.

There shouldn't be any surprise to read the following words. I AM A FAN OF PRESIDENT OBAMA! With that said.....here's my opinion of the post.

I just wrote a post about the upcoming 180 days. In many ways, the context of that post jives with Debra's letter. At times, the iceberg in the desert analogy has some truth to it.

HOWEVER.....I agree with you as well. "It took eight years of bad policy, miss management (by the way....."miss" should only have ONE "S") and down right fraud to get to this point."

Some would (and should) argue this other possibility. These bad policies could cover more than eight years.

Here's the real point! Regardless of your political beliefs, everyone has a right to their opinion. If we cannot come together as Americans and address these problems over "COMMON GROUND" and through HEALTHY DEBATE, The Great Experiment could be dying before our very eyes.

That's hard to write. It's harder to believe. However, no one believes most unbelievable events can happen until the occurrence of the event.

We must get past the name calling and rhetoric.

"Can we all just get along? Can we get along?" Our future may depend upon the answer to those questions.

Thanks for Reading!