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You gotta go back to Reagan to find a man who might be equal to this hot dog vendor. Reagan was a self-made man. Gifted, to be sure. But put his gifts to work the best he knew how. And he did so with grace, humility, and humor. He didn't get everything right, but who does? I believe he came from the right place, and he did accomplish a few things.

The Bushes are privelaged sons, which makes them damaged goods. It's the rich man's curse or something. They remind me of people I've met on Martha's Vinyard. Thank God I haven't been there in many years. And I think they were both failed presidencies.

Clinton was self-made, but it was all yuppie/boomer self-realization/actualization, devoid of any sense of duty or humilty. Obama reminds me of Clinton. He's the last of the boomers, but he shows all the usual traits--narcissism, irresponsibility, navel-gazing, and self righteousness.

Almost all politicians, it seems to me, exhibit an acute sense of entitlement. We sometimes call it elitism. Deep down, they don't respect themselves in the morning. They know they are slime. So they rationalize. And lash out.

This hot dog vendor did good honest work for years. He raised to successful children. He worked hard. He subjected himself to the marketplace. That's a noble life, in my opinion. Something most politicians don't know the first thing about.