[Superman]

The question in my mind lately is "WHERE are the great men of today?" More specifically, "Where are the great statesmen of today?"

I don't wanna PARF this thread but....I can sit down with a neighbor whose votes and public policy preferences are diametrically opposed to my own and have a very satisfying conversation about what America needs (over a couple of beers and a barbeque). Americans think the same way and expect the same things regardless of political persuasion. We agree on what we want. Indeed, we ordinary Americans are more cohesive than the buttheads in DC. Wouldn't it be nice if someone stepped forward to transcend the differences and remind us of our unity as a nation. Remind us of the principles of our founding fathers that are in the center of our collective heart today. I think it is possible, but that nobody has done it in recent years.