Politics and children - a serious note

I would just like to state for the record, that despite my joking about the brainwashing being complete when it comes to my children and raising them to be Democrats, that we also had a talk last night about listening to both sides. That ignoring the opposing side completely and not being willing to listen to both sides openly is actually only making a mockery of the very foundation upon which our country is built. You may not always agree with the other side of a political argument but you should always be willing to listen.