….Sen. Hillary Clinton talks of her “experience,” Sen. Barack Obama offers “hope,” Sen. John McCain promises “economy” and to capture Osama bin Laden. Each very much wants to be president of the United States.
Who knows? Their thin words might or might not yet deliver a leader to restore our standing and image abroad, to stimulate economic recovery, to spurn torture, to respect the separation of powers, to rein in the malevolent growth of the American empire, and begin to heal the conflicts and divisions that have haunted us for the past quarter-century and more.
They should consider Franklin Roosevelt as a worthy model to emulate.
(Stanley Kutler is a UW-Madison professor emeritus of history)