It seems\u00a0a good practice to track\u00a0themes\u00a0when they repeatedly arise. \u00a0For me, this year,\u00a0it is the idea of the statesmen. \u00a0Like you, I long for the behavior and the attributes that I associate with the ideal. \u00a0No election in my adult life has made that longing and the absence more\u00a0pronounced.<\/p>\n
From Dictionary.com<\/p>\n
Politician, statesman refer to one skilled in politics. These terms differ particularly in their connotations; politician is more often derogatory, and statesman laudatory. Politician suggests the schemes and devices of a person who engages in (especially small) politics for party ends or for one’s own advantage: a dishonest politician. Statesman suggests the eminent ability, foresight, and unselfish patriotic devotion of a person dealing with (especially important or great) affairs of state: a distinguished statesman.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Today I got as close as I have been to a statesman. \u00a0I traveled to the Lucas County Library in Toledo, Ohio, weathered an unseasonable cold and our best secret service to hear Vice President Joe Biden address an enthusiastic, if overly played to, Ohioan crowd. \u00a0It was awesome.<\/p>\n
I know that I risk appearing naive and certainly unoriginal, but I like this man.<\/p>\n
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