Sunday, August 22, 2010

Tom Friedman...My Hero!

Friedman's column in today's Times is right on the mark, as usual.

We are devoid, in this society, of heroic leaders.

I've written about this before but it bears reiterating.

We are "led" by self-absorbed peacocks concerned with only one thing...themselves.

From Mitt Romney to Sarah Palin to Jeff Greene to Carly Fiorina it seems that all these, so-called, leaders and wannabe leaders want is to be glorified and fawned over.

What happened to the great heroes of the past? What happened to the likes of Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt (Franklin) and, yes, Jimmy Carter?

They all seem to be consigned to the dust of history.

Instead we have John Boehner and George W. Bush and....Rush, Glenn and Sean.

We only, really, have ourselves to blame, when we elevate idiocy over intellect. We can thank our own moronic behaviors when we think about the devolution of the country and the havoc we have wrought worldwide.

We may wake up...soon...or too late...and we will (may) see what we have done.

We worship intolerance, stupity and mediocrity...in a land and at a time that is full of possibilities and populated by folks that could actually "get it done" if they could tear themselves away from American Idol and Oprah long enough to put in the effort.

Too bad...coulda been great...coulda been terrific.

Good bye...!

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