It’s all so neat and tidy. We have our heroes -- the people and entities who consistently do the right thing and uphold the ideals we adhere to so strongly. Then there are the villains, those individuals, politicians, and organizations who will never -- under any circumstances -- be credited with doing the right thing by the opposing side. The president is a constant hero/villain, depending on one’s vantage point. Starting with Bill Clinton in 1992, every president since has been lionized or vilified to a far greater degree than previous presidents. Even Ronald Reagan -- hated by the liberal press and the hard-core left -- was regarded warmly for his comforting, fatherly national address following the Challenger disaster in January 1986, and he was grudgingly accorded a smidgen of respect by his opponents for his overall handling of the economy and our then-Cold War adversary, the USSR. Similarly, JFK was respected and admired by people all along the political...(Read Full Article)