I’m waiting around for a phone call this morning, so I can’t write something coherent at this moment. The news cycle is all about Eric Garner. It’s all depressing. And so distant from my day to day realities. Which is even more depressing. We have to acknowledge the separate realities in our country.

One common reality is the discomfort with the details around Garner’s passing. From the initial takedown with the chokehold to the indifference to his body on the sidewalk. Even local conservatives aren’t happy about what happened. Well, maybe not all.