More than ever, we all need to come together

Extreme partisanship is our enemy now — not just in Congress, but in our lives. It is disrupting relationships among families, friends, business asso- ciates and even among church members.

We need a televised national revival meeting. Those of us at home should be able to watch Congressional representatives stand and pledge allegiance to our country — not to their parties, nor to their campaign contributors. With them, we should all pledge allegiance to the flag, sing patriotic songs and listen to the greatest patriotic lines from the speeches of our predecessors.

We should be reminded that both Republicans and Democrats pay taxes, and that both have fought and died for our country. We should all promise to stop the blaming and namecalling. We should all promise to respectfully read and listen to political commentary of both sides of all issues, and sincerely look for anything with which we can agree.

We should stop thinking of other Americans as being the “other side” and think of ourselves as one team: Americans first, foremost and forever. We should do it now, for the sake of our country and for the world.