When one considers all the hazards and challenges the president of a country such as ours must assume, it is amazing that anyone would covet the role. In addition to domestic affairs, there are many abroad that must be addressed by the president and his staff, even in the face of opposing forces (such as the ACLU). He, too, is saddled with keeping promises to those entities that helped to get him elected. Then, too, there exists the threat of violence from deranged people such as in the cases of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln and William McKinley.
What are some of the motives that might stir anyone to seek an office that has such challenges? It could be a desire for prestige, a desire to control, or the more honorable desire to serve one's country and its people. In view of these aspects, Al Gore may have breathed a sigh of relief when his opponent outdistanced him.
President Bush is working toward advancing educational and moral issues, all of which are tied to the strength of our nation and therefore should be supported by all of us, regardless of race or creed.
Lars Anderson
Pleasant Grove