Unlikely Mates

This post is a response to an article in theglobeandmail.com titled

Clinton, Bush booked for joint Toronto appearance

And predictably the hatemongers come out as usual.

I thought this an outstanding, insightful and refreshing look at an issue that is rarely discussed.

John correctly noted the entrenched on the left and the right can see little else but the vitriol they have for their "enemy". As is the case with many posters here.

You may not like the policies of Bush or Clinton's philandering but I have no doubt these men performed one of the hardest jobs in the world with conviction and to the best of their abilities.

Maybe if we can get past calling this guy a NeoCon and that person a bleeding heart Leftie, maybe we could focus on trying to come up with comprises that everyone can live with. That is Obama's biggest strength, he try's to get everyone to work together.

Some people are so used to name calling and decrying the evils of the "other side" they cannot see what's really important.

How much energy has been wasted on non-issues like Same Sex Marriage? Busting people with a joint or two, worrying about what others are doing in bed? All matters between consenting adults and none of society's concern, or at least, shouldn't be.

The world would be a better place if people just got their nose out of everyone elses business! Surely there are far more important issues society should be paying attention to like say... Child poverty/abuse, HIV/Aids in Africa, homelessness, Global Warming? How "moral" is it that we pay attention to the former and not the latter?

Its time society focused on what really matters and the symbol of these two presidents coming together, no matter what they talk about, is an important step in moving towards a society based on consensus and focused on what REALLY matters rather than partisan ideologies.