I often struggle with Michael's take on things but with this column I would mostly agree with what he has to say. I have to admit that it takes a lot for me to listen to the complaints of Republicans. So much of what they believe is based on false information and narratives that have been generated by the GOP machine for decades starting with Ronald Reagan. While I understand it is important to listen and to be kind, it is also important to challenge with hard facts the realities of their misperceptions. For example, it's not okay for some of these folks to believe that most of our welfare and Medicaid tax dollars support people who are undeserving. They need to know that two-thirds of recipients of Medicaid are the disabled adults and children and the poor elderly. This nonsense that everyone is milking the system and not paying their fair share is, in fact, a relatively small problem and it should not stand that it's bigger than what it really is. This is not fake news.