Name:   architect - Subject:   The entire spectrum shares the blame Date:   3/13/2020 9:12:23 AM (updated 3/13/2020 9:18:22 AM)

For years the wosening polarization of American politics has turned what used to be an, at least when required, bi-partisan government into a ''gotcha'' government.  So yes the Democratic political establishment is part of the problem as is the Republican and the reason is both sides now always skew to the extremes rather than steer to the middle where both the people and the needs reside!  Now for now...we are in a crisis which is being made worse than it needs be because apparently only one man in the world refuses to believe it is a crisis as demonstrated by the extraordinarily disturbing address from the Oval Office!  I think the reactions espressed in many ways demonstrates that very few people outside the ''base'' share you confidence the he even understands ''it'' much less ''he is going to fix it.''