I'm treading the waters of hypocrisy on this one...

Still, I just cannot resist...

"The Democratic source said Bush called Kerry a worthy, tough and honorable opponent. Kerry told Bush the country was too divided, the source said, and Bush agreed. "We really have to do something about it," Kerry said according to the Democratic official".
(The complete article is online through Yahoo News or AP or wherever quality, late-breaking links are found)

"We need to do something". Like what? Like spend months and millions smearing, slandering, creating suspicion, malinging, belittling, disrupting, disrespecting, dissolving, and dividing one another and the parties you represent (including the large numbers of grass roots affiliates which hold desperately to their preferred party)? Oh no, wait, that has been a partial CAUSE of the problem. They mean we need a SOLUTION to it. Well, thank goodness they noticed! Being aware of a probelm is the first step in taking responsibility for fixing it. Still, I can't help but wonder how much sense it makes to see a storm cloud questioning a flood.