Lessons from FDR.

You can’t turn a tiger into a kitten by stroking it. ~Franklin Delano Roosevelt I heard Thom Hartmann use this quote this morning on the radio.  I like good quotes, and that’s a good quote. I’m all for “sitting down with the enemy” to talk about compromise, engage in diplomacy and look for our commonalities.  Compromise can be a good way of getting things done.  But at some point, after giving the tiger every opportunity to meet you in the middle, and knowing you’ve done everything you could, you’ve just got to sew your arm back on and change your…