What ever happend to face to face conversation?

I have found living in Minnesota, that the people who advocate tolerance and diversity often are the ones who are most intolerant when it comes to their own behavior. Rep. Ellison calls the cops to snuff Tancredo’s cigar. Ellison is the first Muslim to serve in congress and is from Minnesota. Seems to me that this would have been a great opportunity for him or his staffer to go next door and actually talk to Rep Tanceredo.

Maybe this is why our government is is such a disarray. The art of conversation has gone by the wayside. In this era of fast food, instant feedback and instant messaging we have lost the art of communication and building relationships. As anyone can tell you, it is a lot easier to say no over the phone or via e-mail then to tell the person face to face why you aren't going to take time out to help them.

Too often it is easier to let someone else deal with our problems instead of facing them ourselves. Let's hope that our congressmen can learn to talk face to face and resolve their issues directly, as opposed to filtering them through the media.