From the Campaign Trail

I saw the following quote in an article today.

After campaigning for 15 months in nearly all 50 states, Barack Obama and our entire campaign have been nothing but impressed and encouraged by the core decency, kindness, and generosity of Americans from all walks of life. The last year has only reinforced Senator Obama’s view that this country is not as divided as our politics suggest.

I cite it not for anything to do w/ Sen. Obama, but for its commentary on what his campaign found on the campaign trail – a people and a country that are much better than the dreck that is our modern politics. Having attended and, to some degree, participated in several of the conventions that now have drawn to a close in the Utah political process, I solidly agree with the Obama campaign’s observations regarding the “decency, kindness, and generosity” of the people.

It is invigorating and greatly encouraging to witness the goodness and goodwill of the people. The challenge for those who successfully complete the campaign trail, after they hold office, is to match their discussions and actions to the core goodness of the people who put them in those offices.