was watching pbs tonight...specials on bobby kennedy and martin luther king.

why is it that when this country produces someone to speak for the downtrodden and forgotten of it's citizens someone makes sure to put a bullet in their head? suppose it is part of the american legacy...shots to the head.

i wonder if we would have made more progress in this country if we could have managed not to kill a few people...lincoln, rfk, mlk, rfk...would we get along better? had reconstruction gone differently would it we still have so far to go? if either of the kennedy boys bent to tie a shoe would we still be in this predicament? how invaluable would a peaceful leader like mlk be during these times? could his message have reached the american people? would it have made a difference in the inner city?

if leaders need to be shot...why is it never the other side? why isn't it status quo leaders that get done in? it seems like a cruel, cruel joke of history that these four men died and reagan survived.

makes me want to run for office though...somebody has got to make it one of these days...god knows we could use one now.

if i had thirteen wonderful songs.