To heal as a nation
We need to come together and heal as a nation after four years of strife. In the week and a half following the attack on our nation’s capitol, we have not fully come to grips with the actions taken by an aggrieved portion of the electorate, those who feel that this election was stolen.
As many have rightly said, this mob acted in a way that was contrary to our nation’s values. But rather than speak the words needed for healing, many on the right and many contributors to this editorial page have put the responsibility of healing on Joe Biden and the Democrats. What we need to heal as a nation is for Donald Trump to admit that he lost in a free, fair, and legitimate election. We need our leaders in congress such as Doug Lamborn who have repeated lies from the president about widespread fraud to disavow their claims and assure voters that our election was fair and that their elected leaders are there legitimately. Republicans decry the divisiveness of a second impeachment and the harm it brings. Until they have the courage to face the fact that Biden has won, we will not have healing.