It seems to me that all the presidential candidates want to be portrayed as "one of us", an "average working class" person. I know WHY they do that. They are going after the low-income, uninformed portion of American voters. Sadly, this includes the bulk of our young adults (uninformed) who do not read newspapers and think of change as always a componant of good.
The President of the United States of America does not need to be "one of us". The President needs to be someone who has greatly excelled in all walks of life, learned how to manuver against the greatest of obstacles, overcomes adversity, and can LEAD the people.
America is in dire straights right now for a LEADER. Point in case is Ronald Reagan. Reagan did not campaign on the platform of change. He never proclaimed to be an average American. But he did campaign that he would LEAD this country and its people to bring about needed changes THRU THE PEOPLE and their greatest strengths. He effected economic change by making sure that the middle class was less-burdened with government, and he effected foreign policy by taking a stand for what is right and what is noble. He was a leader.
It saddens me that the masses of people cry change, when they are really seeking someone who can show them a better way to live. Someone who can encourage them and put the policies in place that will aid individuals to be the best they can be.
I, like many Americans, do not see a leader in this Presidential race. And I dread to see how we fare as a country in the next 4 years. I am afraid that at the end of another 4 years, we will still be seeking someone who can lead.
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