I am at the point where I don't discuss politics with anyone but my wife. It's just less aggravating that way. Sadly, people are dug in on one side or another and minds are made up. I do think, however, when there is an event this big it deserves our attention and the best way for us to handle it is to table our opinions and let the listeners speak. This is what we did this morning and here is what they had to say:

I can tell you this much, the segment could have gone on all morning, the phones did not stop. People in this country do very much care about who is leading them and where. It would be nice if there were more attempts to join in the middle on some issues but I can at least take comfort that people care very much.

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