Attempting to reclaim our nation’s civic respect

Among the most shameful events of the midterm election season this year has been the rumor-mongering and conspiracy-theorizing about what lurid things could have led to the attack on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s husband. A man was attacked in his home, by someone who wanted to attack his wife.

Instead of condemning the violence, some Republican politicians made jokes. Democrats, of course, m…