Why do we, as citizens of this world, the people of America mostly, settle for mediocre leaders? Have we given up so completely on truthful, idealistic, compassionate, progressive thought that we no longer even use it as a bar to set against those who would govern us? Neither candidate has demonstrated much of this, Kerry more so than Bush, but not enough of note and it just is not an issue. It seems that the bare minimum has become enough to satisfy us. Is there a reason for this?

I would hope that the person who we elect president are NOT just ordinary men or women, but rather are somehow extraordinary: someone who can fix things and see things in a way that we might not be capable of ourselves. Yet, we haven't seen any sort of vision or power like this since the 40's, 50's, and early 60's when people like Churchill, FDR, Ghandi, JFK, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Bob Dylan, Ali, moved us and shook the foundation. Where has it all gone? Can it ever be found again?

Take care all.