tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978152.post6428923346169859497..comments2023-10-18T05:38:08.545-07:00Comments on . . . With Both Hands: Kevin Myers on the Nature of Most Politicians re.The British Election or any Race in Illinoispathickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051997614374510451noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978152.post-27319885177426060852010-05-07T10:29:06.807-07:002010-05-07T10:29:06.807-07:00I think Americans are different, though. I don...I think Americans are different, though. I don't think that "who cares" attitude would have impressed Thomas Jefferson, Abe Lincoln or George Washington. <br /><br />It may be harder for Brits to have the same sense of veneration for their historical political figures, having been such a class-stratified society. I don't know if they have a concept like "founding fathers". You could say that Ireland does--the heros of 1916 and all that.Dominick O Maolainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228502014721207612noreply@blogger.com