08-22-2018, 11:01 AM
I do want to say that I don't think past behavior of presidents excuses our current one, or that politicians should not be held to a high standard. I just think that we should be realistic in those expectations and recognize that this is a path we have been on for a long time. Those high standards I would like to see are norms that existed in Washington, the ones I discussed being eroded. I'd love to see them built back up but it's going to take a strong course reversal.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR