Brownstein summarizes our divisions on several key issues, and wraps up with a rather gloomy conclusion:
This week we celebrate the moment when the authors of the Declaration of Independence concluded they had no choice but "to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another." It's an excellent opportunity to consider how ominously our own "political bands" are fraying.Does Brownstein suggest there could be another declaration of independence, separating blue and red states? Over just such a declaration we fought the Civil War; the bloodiest war we've ever fought, brother against brother.
