Don't you wish.....

Last night I watched Man of the Year starring Robin Williams. This was not a hit for Robin, but it certainly struck a chord with me. It is about a political satirist that through an improbable turn of events becomes President and then walks away.

The reason that it struck a chord was because the character was someone that I desparately wanted to vote for. Any person that so believed in the office of the President that they would walk away from it on a moral basis, is someone that I think most deserves it. In this blog, I've frequently lamented the fact that there are a limited number of, if any, candidates that I truly feel DESERVE to be President. The majority are power-seeking, poll-driven, nare-do-wells, ala Hilary Clinton.

This phenomenon is true all across the spectrum and permeates all the way down to the local level. We own part of this as well. As you can see on my list of links, I have encouraged readership of a local blog which is frequently the home of the local gadflies. While this is a valuable part of the democratic process, perhaps it has become too much so. Perhaps we have become so vocal and so immediate in our criticism that it has had the result of a) discouraging any intelligent, well-meaning candidates from running for fear of constant public ridicule and b) immunized those who DO become elected from any public comment because there is a constant flow of negativity regardless of their actions. Since there is always going to be negative commentary, why worry about any of it?

Perhaps it is time to begin looking for intelligent, well-meaning, and right-thinking candidates like the fictional Tom Dobbs or even Jeb Bartlett, and supporting them, even when they make mistakes. Maybe it is time for those who support these people to begin to build a long-term support network and not be reacting to the latest poll. Make a plan and then execute it. Is this possible or is it too late for the US political system to reverse its rocketing to inactive mediocrity?

Thoughts anyone?