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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (52306)	10/19/2006 2:31:13 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

"Maybe for the more distant presidents, but I doubt polls about Reagan, Clinton, or either Bush (esp. the current one) would show a whole lot of congruence between liberals and conservatives" I don't know, Tim. I think when it comes to great leaders there is a rallying around common ground rather than differences. All leaders are not great or there would be no need for us to take elections seriously! The Gettysburg address is somewhat more inspiring than "get outta town by sunrise"! It could be argued that "greatness" is more a reflection of circumstance (Presidents leading through "good" wars get considered great) than of ability, but I am dinosaur enough to believe that there are great leaders whom have united (and whom will unite) people behind a common humanity rather than divide them with partisan and self serving rhetoric. I think affluence and competition for the advantages of power have created the intentional goals of divisiveness and demonization. Our leaders are shallow and stagnant. You are right...modern presidencies have either polarized the populace or underscored an existing polarization. What they have not done is overcome it...