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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?

Time to step up to the plate.

The question first presented by Simon and Garfunkel came to mind recently as I was reflecting on the issues facing our community, state and nation and the inability of our elected officials to work together to a common goal.  It seems politics today has gotten personal and perhaps spiteful. It has prevented, for the most part, our elected officials from doing an effective job for us all.

Decades ago, representatives from both parties would have differences of opinion which they would eloquently state in public; but in the end, they showed leadership and worked together to find solutions to the problems presented. Today, at all levels of government, there is more rhetoric, posturing and accusing among our elected officials, which has only resulted in no resolution, or even the hope of any resolution, on the most pressing issues facing us in the last 50 years. Where have the leaders gone?

True, the political climate today is much different than decades ago. The cost of running for office and staying in office once elected is enormous. There is just too much money involved in the election process. I hope that there are leaders out there who will make the finding of solutions to our current issues a priority, regardless of political implications or re-election impact. A true leader does not have to worry about being re-elected.  

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Until such time we can only ask “where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?”

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