Higher thinking

Although they came in a critique of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, I found these words from conservative thinker Peggy Noonan to be poignant and relevant beyond her immediate subject, even applying to the myopia, rigidity and shallowness that are the lifeblood of some local blogs.

We are a big, complicated nation. And we are human beings. We are people. We have souls. We are complex. We are not data points. Many things go into our decisions and our political affiliations.

You have to be sophisticated to know that.

 This is true.