Forget Having This Conversation

David Harsyani knows a set up when he sees one.

But this impending conversation about civility and our climate of hate is not only a useless one but also meant to discourage dissent. It is a rigged talk because not only do we -- by any standard and context available -- reside in a highly civil and peaceful political system but also violence is almost nonexistent. The tea partyers didn't pick up pitchforks and storm the White House; they knocked off Republicans in primaries.