I was thinking that in keeping with the Cafe's more personal touch in recent days, perhaps someone should recognize that personal testaments and sharing thoughts and feelings is not an obstacle to political power--but a privileged path to it.

The greatest political service to one another is to listen, and get to know each other, and learn to be educated--as we seem to be doing.  Only then can we understand truly what is happening, and really have a conversation.

Simple words that are worth remembering in these interesting times:

"So let us begin anew--remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

     Let both sides explore what problems unite us--instead of belaboring those problems which divide us....

  And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavor, not a new balance of power, but a new world of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved."

Interpret and implement in any way one may see fit. 

I just see great wisdom for all concerned in John F. Kennedy's simple words, for this such occasion, if not for any.