Who, brees? Moral hypotheticals aren't that interesting to me when we live in a two-party system. I can live with voting for the lesser of two evils, it's not something I like, but I don't see an easy way around it. Trust in politicians is not something that many here would preach as a realistic goal. It's not a question of "is any one worthy?", but "is any one worthy who has the stomach to run and can make it through the primaries?". The only names mentioned here so far has been Colin Powell and GWB, to limited fanfare. I really wonder if either of them will be acceptable to the moral reformationists. I threw out John McCain, I don't know how much visibility he has. I think Gore's ok, too, though I expect the usual derision on that one. Fred Thompson has been so professional and non-partisan in his investigations of campaign fund raising, just like the House leadership. Republicans have all the money, but all the wrongdoing is by Democrats. Funny how that works.
I'm happy to look forward, the coming year is not going to be a big one for (conventional) action by the federal government no matter what. Gridlock and muddling through, much like the 4 preceding years. The year after is election year, when nothing ever gets done. Who is our shining light that will lead us out of this, brees? I don't particularly expect one, given what the field was like in '92 and '96, but maybe you see signs of hope?
Cheers, Dan. |
