A curious period for us. A period which is creating the next group of leaders.

Most historians speak of how the times create the man. Or woman. So to speak. They mean that events create an environment for leaders who are needed to step forth and be recognized.

The Thirties in Britain prepared the way for Churchill. His opponents ridiculed him. They banished him. Did not allow him to be part of the government. Still, as war clouds gathered, he spoke. He prepared himself. When war broke out and the Brits feared they might be defeated they all knew who should lead them. They turned to the man they had ridiculed. The times had built the platform upon which Churchill eventually stood.

Our difficult times are doing the same. Or so I believe, in my optimism. They are setting the stage for a leader who will lead us from this morass.

The morass is a sick economy. The morass is millions idle who should be working. It is the feeling that none of our current leaders have the courage to truly tackle our problems. It is the feeling that our leaders want to tinker with this, adjust that. While the bloody ship is listing thirty degrees.

The morass is that our current leaders have run out of ideas. They threw their best ideas – and tons of your money – at the economic problems. And that had no more effect than a few eggs splattered against the wall.