The Same Old Men…

I was watching the coverage of President Ford’s passing today on television and noticed something striking: our country has been run by the same old men for a long time. Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and Brent Scowcroft–to name a few–served in some capacity in the Ford administration.

And Ford’s running mate in his 1976 bid for the presidency? Bob Dole.

Perhaps we need some new, young blood in this country. Maybe Barak Obama is the answer. He’s largely untested, but he’s young and he has some long overdue fresh ideas. My in-laws gave me his The Audacity of Hope as a Christmas gift, so I’ll check it out and report back about whether I think he’s up to the task. I’m starting to think that this is a distinct possibility.