Where Have All Of The Statesmen Gone?

When I gaze out upon the political landscape I am not so arrogant as to expect to see a caucus of perfected humans. I do not need for my candidate to be my messiah. I simply require that they understand the full nature of the office they seek. That they are there not to line their pockets or their college roommate’s pockets, nor are they out to dress up their resume or to sell a book. I only ask that they understand the nature of their job and that it is not for them, but for the pursuit of liberty, that they serve.

The challenge of public office is not one for the faint hearted. It is an immeasurably difficult responsibility to take on the task of creating a safe environment for your fellow citizens and to ensure that their participation in the daily life of the society is on a level playing field with their peers. Putting yourself in the position of having your every word, from each moment of your, often-time unplanned, life exposed and judged by those who were not there to know the full context of the moment. In any office, at any level, must be one of the most taxing endeavors.

However, it seems as of late, that no matter how many times we are promised truth and honesty by the newest candidate they consistently, almost by rule, fall short of even the most basic requirements. We have, by our nit-picky rear-examination, left ourselves to pick from a segment of our society who have no business running our government, let alone the dairy whip!

The current crop of candadates falls woefully short of the understanding required to gain the title of Chief Magistrate of our Union. None seem to fully grasp what is, and is not, the responsibility of The President of The United States. In our vain attempt to secure perfection in our leaders we have driven away the true statesmen of our time, who actually understand liberty, and are left with a never-ending barrage of morally vacant politicians.