Obama-the well is poisoned, let's be more civil

Remember this? Not listening? This was just 6 weeks ago.

While calling for more civility in politics, President Obama today likened Washington to the "Tower of Babel" – a place where sometimes the sound of God’s voice is lost.

"There is a sense that something is different now, that something's broken, that those of us in Washington are not serving the people as well as we should. At times it seems like we're unable to listen to one another, to have at once a serious and civil debate."

Speaking at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. the president said this “erosion of civility” sows division and distrust.

"It poisons the well of public opinion.  It leaves each side little room to negotiate with the other. It makes politics an all-or-nothing sport where one side is either always right or always wrong, when, in reality, neither side has a monopoly on truth."