I'm not Republican and I'm not Jesse Ventura and I and millions of others were offended. I am glad you think "everyone" in Minnesota had a good healing event together, but I'm quite sure the event did not represent "everyone", and the divisive controversy set up will not exactly promote bipartisan progress in the Congress.

It's despicable for national leaders to behave like ranting children right after demanding a moratorium on campaigning from the other side out of "respect". And I'll admit, my feelings are stronger because I couldn't help but flash back to the ridiculous, grotesque post-impeachment party-rally held a few years ago with a similar cast of characters.

There is an old word liberals used to use for people who were strongly, blindly partisan. It was chauvinist. It is sad to see a bunch of people who consider themselves noble altruists behaving as childish chauvinists.