As Time Goes By
 
The past two presidential elections have been pretty depressing.  I've found it hard to get behind any of the candidates.  Bush certainly comes in last in my analysis, then Gore, then Kerry. 
 
It makes me look backwards and think of all the presidents or presidential candidates of my early days would have been better than the ones we have today - Carter, Reagan, Gary Hart, Bush Sr, Clinton, or Dole.  Any of these guys, so it seems to me, are better than either Bush Jr. or Gore, or Kerry.
 
I'm probably suffering from some nostalgia here, though.  That tends to happen, you look back on people much more fondly than when you know them.