Democrats have a lot to consider, and better do it quickly.

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It is not possible to achieve ends that benefit the American people by "working together" with the Republican party. Perhaps, at one time, prior to, oh, let's say, 1980, that was a possibility, and there might have been some rare moments since then when some good, though not the best resolution to the problem, could be achieved. But that is in the past, as George Washington's warning about the devastation and ruin that political partisanship can cause has come to pass with a vengeance. The level of greed, selfish ambition and self-interest that has infected this country goes well beyond any protection the founding fathers had the foresight to include in the Constitution. That requires anyone still interested in preserving the rule of Constitutional law, and democratic idealism to stand firm without compromise to defend it.

It is not possible to "work together" with criminals who blatantly violated the law, and got away with it. The Republicans are supporting a man who instigated a seditious insurrection against the United States, who made off with classified documents that he most likely either did sell for money, or intended to do so, and whose own lack of self control led him to commit crimes against other persons, most notably raping of women. There is absolutely nothing he can say or do, except to resign from office and beg for forgiveness from the American people, on his hands and knees in humiliation, offering restitution, that should be worthy of our attention. "Working together" with his supporters is to be complicit in their crimes.

Polling data was released by a couple of the major networks last week which showed that the favorability rating of the Democratic party in Congress had fallen to 29%, down from 47% just before election time. In one poll, it was as low as 27%.

Question one is, of course, how accurate are these polls? You're reading the words of one who no longer trusts the media to be honest, whose confidence in the ability and knowledge of many of those who work as journalists, including editors and pollsters, is quite low, considering the almost complete lack of civics education many of them exhibit publicly. The conclusion is that they may be a reasonably accurate reflection of those who were polled, though what is actually being asked by the pollsters seems a bit vague and nebulous.

Question two is, if the data is close to an accurate reflection of public opinion, how did it fall so fast, and, considering what we are facing, what is being done to change that perspective.