a great patriot, scholarly with a marvelous resume. he knew the world, he knew the country. with a great vision he often equipped about that vision thing. but he did have a vision. and he knew where he wanted his speeches to go, so he was easy to work with in that sense. never rude, never mean. hated the film flap, phoney baloney quality of politics. the viciousness that enveloped politics today. it was far less present when he was president. i think a lot of people would welcome the possibility that someone like him could be president today. eric: how do we get back to that tone in this country? it takes two to tango. i m not sure there are many