I would love to, Rocky, but some of your "friends" on here are just as bad and actually are often the ones that derail any conversation with their nasty, totally one-sided attitudes. They care NOTHING about having a 2 way conversation any more than you think that some on the other side does. They come here to spew their hatred and that's about it. In other words, don't just blame it on those who like Trump because that would be a lie.

I will address a couple things before exiting. One is regarding Maureen's question. I can not respond to it directly because I do not know the status of the coal/steel industry. What I do know from personal experience is a little about the status of manufacturing in some parts of PA. It appears to definitely be on the rise since many of my family members and friends from NW PA who have struggled the past 10 years to get jobs are now finding opportunities dramatically increased. Stats for this for 2017 do not seem to be complete to show a true picture yet. Maybe coal/steel will follow, I don't know, but you do have to take into consideration that Trump has only been in office for a year and has been fighting a lot of battles along the way, be it self-inflicted or otherwise. Anyone else probably would have bailed from the stress by now, but that's just my opinion.

Secondly, regarding what your friend said, I say BS. In fact, I find what he said truly disgusting. Having lived in many different parts of PA throughout my lifetime, I have a lot of friends and family all over the state. Those who voted for Trump were Repubs, Dems, and Independents. NONE of them are anything like what your friend describes. If you think as your friend does, and if by posting it you are acknowledging that, then in my opinion, that makes you no better than the people you call out on here.

And that's why I'm exiting - there is no conversation here. The attacking goes both ways. Most of the people you agree with seem to enjoy either setting people up (pretty passive-aggressive, don't you think?) or name-calling as well (they just have a more discreet way of doing it, again passive-aggressive behavior). If you don't see that, you have to be blind.