Between Mike Pence's joke about sleeping with a teacher (his wife, get it?) and attacking one of the candidate's office curtains, it was hard to take the second GOP presidential debate seriously.
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To the editor: Rush Limbaugh often makes comments that stoke conspiracy theories and even incite his listeners. Then, after getting negative feedback, he walks back those comments, saying he meant something else or was misquoted. (“Are Republicans serious about a secession movement?” Opinion, Dec. 13)
We should hold him responsible for his comments on secession. He knows there is no way Texas or any other red state could possibly break off from the United States and survive given the economic problems secession would create.
Limbaugh’s comments are reckless and do noting to bridge the divide between right and left. Republicans and Democrats must be willing to compromise and listen to each other, and that begins with sharing common ground.