"America is a tune. It must be sung together." (Anon.)

.....As I was driving along with a sore posterior gifted from my urologist, I saw a Florida license plate containing (besides an orange) a flag and the words "United we Stand." I don't know if this merely refers to the seniors with walkers in the state of Florida or to the "unity" of all the states in America.  If "united" refers to America, we are as united as oil is to vinegar or as salt is to pepper. 

.....In Congress we have the centrist Democrats, the conservative Democrats and liberal Democrats, all pulling in divergent directions with disparate views as to how an immigration bill should read.  And in the same Congress we also have the usual stodgy Republicans, and...well, that's about it for them.  I doubt there exists a liberal Republican, which would be a major oxymoron.
 

.....Then there is a section of our population that stands "united" only in wringing their hands and claiming that they want their country back, as if it belongs to them by primogeniture or something, and not one acre to the 50 million or so who voted for Obama.  Then there is white America, which is fearful that black America or Latino America will run the country, leaving them behind; and black and Hispanic America, fearful of being left behind by white America.  Of course, Jewish America couldn't care less, having always been left behind, and so they retire to Florida. "United we Stand"?  I think not.  The driver with that ubiquitous plate should get one that says "Save the Manatees".  It would make more sense.

.....I could continue to cite the many divergent forces tugging at Obama to pass a gun law bill or not; or to stop killing terrorists with drones, or not; or to tax the rich, or not; or to pass an immigration bill, or not; or to take out the garbage, or not; or to buy the kids cell phones, or not; or to walk the dog more often, or not.
 

.....What I am saying is, and what I am thinking, and what I believe, is that America does not stand united in giving America's president, in his second term, a  chance to see his promises and vision come to fruition.  Do so, and let him either fail or succeed; and then, after taking thoughtful cognizance of that, to vote Hilary and her party in or out.  Unity is an achievable goal for reasonable people, and patience is a virtue.