The Democratic Pantheon

At Democratic Party events - fundraisers, debates, what have you - it is usual, I think, to take a moment to remember and honor the great Presidents who have come from that party. The list of names is generally the same: Thomas Jefferson; Andrew Jackson; Woodrow Wilson; Franklin Roosevelt. Of late, Harry Truman has been more and more frequently named, and John Kennedy gets an occasional mention; but I'm going to stick with the big four.

I am a Democrat, and I foresee no likelihood of changing my party affiliation. Nonetheless, I think about that list and sigh.

( Clay )

I suppose that I shouldn't complain too much. No party - no country - can produce much if anything in the way of unalloyed heroes. Still, it grates.