09-21-2008, 11:50 PM
BL, I think to assume that "those around him" will necessarily include you, unless you are a part of his cabinet or staff, is a bit much. Should an elected public official listen to some members of the public? Sure. But can he/she listen to ALL the members of the public? Not bloody likely, unless he/she happens not to have to sleep, otherwise lives a life of solitude, and exists in a special trans-dimension where a 24 hour day is actually composed of 289.976 hours.