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Looking for a New, Good Leader John LeBoutillier Well, I sat down at 6 p.m. Sunday evening to begin my column when the phone rang. My sister was driving east from Harrisburg, Pa., to New York when her little teacup Maltese dog got quite sick in the car. From my lifetime as a dog and cat owner, I quickly deduced from the symptoms that the dog probably had a urinary tract infection and a raging fever. But my sister needed a vet — and fast — and on a Sunday night!
What to do?
Well, here is where the good of our modern-day existence comes into play: Within minutes, I found our own vet on a cell phone, explained the situation and he recommended a 24-hour animal hospital in New Jersey — close to her route.
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Quickly, onto the Internet and — bam! — I find the place; call them to make certain a vet will indeed be there later that night; and get the driving directions from their excellent Web site.
Then, I call my sister back on her cell in her car — do you see how modern technology can make life so much easier? — explain the whole thing to her and then "vector" her into this hospital.
By 11 p.m. that night, she had seen a vet on a Sunday night, had the first of several antibiotic pills in her little dog, and was back on the road to a hotel for the night.
All of this — thanks to cell phones and Internet. Plus, the test results were to be faxed to our vet the next day.
Twenty years ago how would this have transpired? No faxes (or they were just beginning), no cell phones and no Internet (not even in Al Gore's mind).
Indeed, modern technology makes our lives so much easier, quicker, and more efficient. That's the good side to it.
The bad side is seen every day lately with the sordid revelations about former Rep. Mark Foley and his IMs and text messages. This easy — and impersonal — technology allows sickos and social losers to communicate with strangers without the fear of rejection.
Internet dating is huge in this country. That's OK. But internet stalking and lying are prevalent, too. NBC does an excellent job of exposing pedophiles and other criminals with hidden cameras to show these perverts as they come into the house looking for an underage victim.
That's the point: even as the technology advances, basic human behavior never changes. Ever.
And that brings us to the mess in Washington, DC. Never — ever — have we seen things deteriorate so badly on moral, legal, and ethical planes.
Almost every day another congressman has his house or office raided by the FBI; or another page comes forward to tell of a camping trip with a congressman. Or a Senator has to — ahem — "ammend" his financial disclosure forms. It never ends!
Going into this year's elections, a sense of national revulsion is sweeping the country: The Democrats have tons of ammunition to motivate themselves to vote; and the GOP is downcast and divided over many issues including illegal immigration and Iraq. There will likely be a disproportionate turnout on Nov. 7.: more Democrats and fewer Republicans than turned out in the 2002 mid-term elections.
That is the trend with three weeks ago. Yes, other events could intervene, but time is running short and there is much anger out there.
As a conservative Republican, I want what I've always wanted: a strong America — strong militarily and economically and, most importantly, morally. Sadly, we are much less strong today than we were six years ago: Our military is depleted; we are in debt to foreigners, especially the communist Chinese; and morally we have not a leg to stand on any more around the world. The most loved and respected nation — ever — has become hated all over the world. We need a new approach in Washington. We need a new voice. We need a new attitude. We need a new leader — one who can use all the good new things we have and yet understands and opposes the inherent bad behavior so prevalent today. And he or she is not yet on the political scene. Editor's note:
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