I think anyone who aspires to be president is motivated by one thing: power. With enough power, one can do almost anything. I think that power is the attraction that motivates most people to seek elective office.

It can be used for good or for bad. I would hope that anyone who aspires to become President would use that power for good. Unfortunately,in the U. S., "good" is open to interpretation. What might seem good to me, might seem bad to Kendall.

It's easy to see why anyone might be seduced by the power of the presidency. Anyone can likely adjust, without too much difficulty, to having one's wish granted, almost without verbalizing it, I suppose. As Clinton said in the recent Esquire interview, (paraphrasing) ...it will be difficult to enter a room without music.

It's the most powerful position in today's world, and that is why we need to be very careful who we elect to occupy the position.

In less than a week, we will know who, in our collective wisdom, we have chosen to fill the position. I hope we make a good choice.

DougR