The Art of Impolite Discourse

So today the people vote--in New Hampshire. What have we learned these past few weeks? Vitriolic verbiage is alive and well. Sarcasm rules the debate. Half told truths are doled out for the choir to hear and the undecided to absorb. We have listened to adults spend their orating skills on sound bites- sound bites that aim barbs at the other candidates. We hear each candidate extoll their virtues while deriding their foes. They act like playground bullies.