You realize it’s just politics and politicians are masters of the Big Lie, but you are a Canadian; and we have different expectations of our politico’s.

Americans tend to be very “earnest.” It is one of their good traits as a people, but it also means they end up hurt and betrayed when their leader turn out to be just flawed humans.

I could live with either Hilliary or Barak in the Whitehouse … simply because it has been 20 years since a US president wasn’t named Clinton or Bush I’d tend ot give the nod to Obama. And he certainly has tapped into a desire among the rank and file Americans who are sick of partisan politics.

But that is how the US system is designed and set up. He will be a remarkable man indeed if he can break free of that even a little, much less shatter the walls completely.

I hope the American public doesn’t set itself up for big disappointment, if he turns out to be, as he must be, a mere mortal.