[Jeff Higgins]

One of my favorite heroes from our past. The short, ugly, nearsighted, stuttering little bastard never would have made it in politics today. Too bad; we need his kind more than ever today.

If you ever get a chance to read some of his books, do so. I have several he wrote about his hunting exploits that are priceless.

Not many realize he pretty much stocked the Smithstonian's African exhibits with all their flora and fauna. He took his son Kermit on safari, in the grand old style of such, shortly after his presidency. Guided by none other than Frederick Courtney Selous himself; quite a man in his own right. Fought in the British Navy, I believe in WWI when in his sixties. Killed in action. But I digress.

Men like Roosevelt and Selous are still out there. They just don't seem to seek public office anymore. Why has our government reached such a state that these men are no longer attracted to it?