John Dalmas 142 18 http://www.johndalmas.com http://www.johndalmas.com/webonizer_sitemedia/johndalmas.jpg http://www.johndalmas.com/guest/1/?refType=article&refId=23 Guestbook Posts http://www.johndalmas.com/sci-fi_essay/23 Or to summarize, George Washington remains, centuries later, the greatest and most inspired of all American Presidents, and as we approach the 2008 election it is clear that America is in so much trouble that we can no longer make do with another mediocre President, and really need another great President who has the kind of courage and insight that Washington had in his time. And that is certainly true. Who would such a person be? The only candidate that I know of who seems to hold that kind of promise is Dennis Kucinich, who, unfortunately, does not appear to have any realistic chance of winning the Democratic nomination (and who was not even invited to participate in the recent Iowa debate). The election of either Hilary Clinton or Barack Obama would certainly be historic, by breaking the Presidential monopoly held by white males since the nation began. However, historic though their election would be, neither of those candidates strikes me as being truly inspired. Better than George W. Bush, certainly, but not truly inspired. And Kucinich, who is inspired, is not popular enough. So, I guess America will have to muddle through somehow, once again. David Palter 2007-12-18T13:19:16-05:00