I has a lot to do with the 'news' services (read propaganda) that caters to which side of the 'divide' you happen to listen to.
I have little doubt that both of you two are sincere people, in your own ways...what causes the 'distance' of points of view, happens to be shaped by the media's biases, that create, then exploit controversies, instead of doing what they are supposed to do, and that is keep the people INFORMED, with the TRUTH, so the electorate can make informed decisions, and keep their elected people accountable.
This isn't going on...instead, you have corporate interests governing the way people are led to think about various things..NOT for the interest or well being of the people, to whom they are reporting to, but for positioning masses of people, to swallow whatever crap, and be misinformed..while the real culprits get away with murder, fraud, wars, swindling, manipulations of the economy, etc etc, solely for the 'best' interests, of their power mongering. Obama is just as fucked up as Bush, and just as big of a phony...AND they are doing, and continue on doing the SAME things!.....and/or continuations of the same 'projects'....for their string pullers, behind the scenes.
Truth to tell, if people knew what was REALLY going on, and what decisions are being made, in closed doors, they'd ALL be in jail!!..along with most of our 'so-called' representatives!!!
Bruce posts reports....the left, (almost) posts countering 'reports'. The fact is, there is a lot of ass covering going on, for a lot of treasonous, if not felonious, activities going on....and who gets hurt??..virtually every family, every plan to succeed, and to the freedoms that too many have just taken for granted!
The IRS debacle, Benghazi, the intrusive snooping, NDAA, phony corporate bailouts, manufactured 'bubbles', designed to burst,..all of it, and more, are not here to benefit the common citizen....neither is the covering up, of what is either incompetence, or corruption.
I think we could agree on that....but this partisan, ideological, theatrical soap opera, has been NOTHING BUT a drain on the country, as a whole, benefited no one, and, in fact, has been elevated to the 'grand distraction', to keep these crooks free from scrutiny.....wouldn't you say??

I'll leave you with that....if you're going to respond, keep it on topic......shooting the messenger doesn't work anymore...we already know you're out of bullets!

GfS