He (the California nutball quoted above, if that is what he is) strikes me as exactly opposedto the whole concept of reconciliation.

As such, he sounds like a man who is overly involved in pasthatred, and unable to step away from his own bitterness.

This is not a matter of blame, but simply an observation: a man in that state of mind will not heal or recover until he overcomes his attachment to anger.

This does not gainsay the fact that the United States has past offenses to rectify as well as past acts of goodwill that are often ignored in the rush to make noise in the commons.