This is a response to some of the issues raised by Senator Jim Webb (D., VA) in Parade Magazine (http://www.parade.com/news/2009/03/why-we-must-fix-our-prisons.html). Senator Webb focuses on our nation's drug problems, suggesting that our sentencing of drug users is the main problem. He offers no answers and in some cases asks the wrong questions.

I agree that sentencing for non-violent…

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Instead of Gloating . . .



1. Remember how you felt when others gloated, and show your better nature with humility and good manners.

2. Remember that more than 50 million Americans voted for the other side, and your country will be stronger if you can find ways to reach out to them and unite with them.

3. Remember than an election is a snap-shot, and solving actual problems requires conversations and hard work.

4. Remember that you haven't yet solved any… Continue