This is a quote from a "Letter to the Editor" section of the paper from back home which I thought is good food for thought.

"The time has come for true statesmen to lead our country, re-establishing the foundation of liberty, faith and wisdom. Citizens must recognize the true statesman and avoid the politicians that are chipping away at our nation's foundation. Maybe the quote by James Freeman Clarke could help us, "A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman of the next generation."