Fathers

Who doesn't remember this moment from the debates? This was one moment when I actually liked Bush's comment. Most of the time, we are bombarded with messages that these politicians are commanders in chief, war veterans, leaders, men of integrity, and they're out there doing photo ops and they have agendas and they're evil or they're money-laundering or they're all powerful or they're stupid and making blunders (potatos anyone?). It's hard to recognize that underneath everything, they're just men. Just men. Men who are fathers and husbands and brothers, which is the most basic position of a man, isn't it? Before becoming teachers or presidents or surgeons or whatever. It's refreshing to realize that Bush (or Kerry for that matter) isn't just a politician, but an actual human being. I just wish they would show us this human side more often.