Reading the recent contributions to the politics forum, it would seem there is a crisis of identity and labeling among polarized liberal and conservative factions that has resulted in the loss of a few basic truths. The most important truth is that we're all here for the long-haul, so we'd better get used to the company. To marginalize the 'representatives' of both left and right as enemies or impediments to one's political agenda ignores the central fact that in the democracy, your so called...