The election, wolf de-population, the economy's downward spiral and various and sundry topics are of course on a lot of people's minds these days. And if that awful Kenley will win Project Runway...There has been quite a bit of mud-slinging and outright campaign lying going on. Unfortunately, this is to be expected as the campaign draws to a close and certain parties become more and more desperate. While we were shooting the breeze and enjoying the sunshine this weekend, one of my friends expressed a desire that all of this campaign BS should just stop. And wouldn't it be nice if some public figure that we all admire would speak out and request just that.
Can you hear the crickets chirping?
Who, exactly, is that person? To quote Dr. Seuss, "we puzzled and puzzed 'til our puzzzlers were sore" and we just couldn't come up with anyone. Is this a sad state of affairs that there is no U.S. politician, religious leader, philosophical personage (ha) or even celebrity that the majority of the population respects who could offer up a few words of wisdom? We opened it up to the globe, but didn't do much better. Walter Cronkite is over 90. The Dalai Lama and Billy Graham both have current health concerns. Who?
Are we that intellectually bankrupt, or is it that the elder statesman/stateswoman concept is just simply out of date?
Maybe Obama's lead in the polls is also a reflection of the need to have a contemporary in office, rather than someone who should be reviewing his retirement package. Something to ponder while I continue to rack my brain for a public figure I respect...
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