Agreed. These posters who would leave the country are just silly and we shouldn't waste our time even acknowledging this nonsense.

What can be said about those who hold beliefs, but won't stay and fight for them.

I have concerns about some of the Republican agenda, but I would never even consider leaving this country, the greatest on earth.

Let's get past this.

It's amazing to me thatthe comments someone made in another thread about leaving the United States have somehow been responded to over here. But since they did, if my remarks in response to the original post offended anyone (other than the person who posted them originally), I would like to apologize. I am tired of people of all stripes and both political parties resorting to name-calling and vitriol instead of rational, supported arguments. Such arguments do nothing to advance the cause they espouse. All such arguments do is inflame passions and rile tempers.

I am glad to see so many BOLers who may have voted for the Senator from Massachussets supporting the election result, even if they did not support the winner. I agree with you that it is up to the President to bring the Republican Congressional leadership along and reach out - I just hope there is someone on the other side of the aisle doing the same. We're not going to get anywhere on the serious problems we face as a nation without everybody being willing to enter into rationalm reasoned debate and legislative compromise.