In times of yore, when things were at their bleakest, when
the fate of the world seemed to hang in the balance, someone always stepped out
of the shadows to save the day. Their names are familiar. George Washington.
Abraham Lincoln. Franklin Roosevelt. Winston Churchill. Ronald Reagan. Margaret
Thatcher. Pope John Paul II.
Yet,
for the first time in modern history, today it seems that there is no one to
take up the mantle, to step in and save the day. Quite the opposite in fact.
But maybe,
just maybe, Ted Cruz is that person.
Unfortunately,
he probably won’t get the chance.
When
opportunity knocked in the desperate past, we usually answered the call with
alacrity, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. This time, we may be too
lazy to go to the door. Many of us no longer crave the opportunity to work hard
and pull ourselves up the ladder of success. We’d rather just continue to lie
on the couch and hope that others will feed us.
Here’s
hoping that Cruz won’t be Trumped. And that he can beat Hillary and occupy the
White House.
Then we
can all open our front doors, look out upon the broad, sunlit uplands…and let
the fresh air in.
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