The Right Stuff: Remember when Congress was respected? Many Americans well remember when elected politicians spoke of one another as ladies and gentlemen. The common description of a political opponent was, “My esteemed colleague.” The embodiment of this relationship was President Ronald Reagan, a Republican, and Speaker of House Tip O’Neill, a Democrat. They served as models for how political leaders can differ deeply on issues and yet work together for the country. Neither man embraced the other’s worldviews, yet each respected the other’s right to hold it. Both were statesmen. Compare this to the Democratic Party leadership since Nov. 9, 2016, when it declared the “resistance” to President Donald Trump. Though Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi voted for billions to erect a fence to restrict illegal immigration under Obama, they for the sake of “resistance” have bitterly opposed any fence as immoral and ineffective.