LH - Yes, I agree with everything you say here. I was simply making out a laundry list of what "I" feel to be the most important attributes.

                      And I think frogprince is right as well, but striving for excellence should be a worthwhile pursuit, one would think.

                      But I think Ron is wrong about the number of legitimate Hispanic voters who oppose securing the border. We've been over that so many times, however, there's nothing to be gained by discussing it further.