No reward is too great for a
young American who, along with so many others, has taken our eyes and minds,
however briefly, away from the faces of tired old men who dominate TV screens
with vitriol and venom.
For a while we can switch
channels from politicians bashing one another over Chick-Fil-A to the sight of an
unspoiled generation with, in the words of the President’s weekly address, the “American
spirit that says even though we may have very different stories to tell, even
though we may not look alike or talk alike or be dealt the same hand in life--if
we work hard, we can achieve our dreams.”
Working hard is not the
Washington ethos this summer. The Olympic event there in an election year, on
everything from lifting the economy to keeping government running, is “kicking
the can down the road” to avoid “falling off the fiscal cliff.”
As Election Day nears, their
exertions will no doubt set new records for distance and time, if not style.
Meanwhile, for a few more
days, their constituents can watch the Olympics and lull themselves into
believing that “the American spirit” is alive and well.
Is it too soon to start
campaigning for Gabby Douglas, Michael Phelps and their teammates to run for
Congress?
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