It may be an intangible but Ron made the people believe in themselves again. I know that probably doesn't mean much...

I do think that my age was a limiting factor in this..., but I never have been able to truly appreciate the seemingly self-imposed mythology that many people have for presidents, Reagan in particular (he is, by far, the one that seems most prominent in my lifetime.)

I think, mayhaps, it is just the way my mind ticks in general :o, but I never truly understood the self-indentification that people impose on power figures. I can certainly understand how we warp our own perception and limit our realities to such perceptions, I have certainly done this before, but I fail to comprehend the enamor of the "president" position.

Ultimately, I tend to view it solely as a position filled by another hairless ape type for another 4/8 years, but that is about it. I tend to view many things this way, though; looking over the course of only four or eight years, none of it looks particularly profound. Certainly, some seemingly large changes can be made, but that seems to happen nearly every year and, in all reality, any "large" change has been previously brewing for years and years and years.

What am I failing to see when I just note it as a (current) person or position?

Still aiming for that planetary or universal viewpoint %),
Ray

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