Prominent on the list of things most of us weren't expecting to be dropped into our Friday evening laps was a TIME magazine essay by Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, challenging Americans to put aside their political differences and come together to address pressing issues.
Obviously, Lurie wrote before the Republican attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare foundered Friday, but the tone of his remarks certainly seemed tailored to the moment. Here is the gist:
"We are simultaneously experiencing a dysfunctional jolt to all that is political, cultural, social and economic. In this harsh environment, the real problems we face, the basic human needs that are unmet, become tools to divide us instead of causes to rally around.