"Mr. President, today we are all Republicans."

A few days ago was President's Day. A special on TV reminded me of....

Washington, DC; March 30, 1981.Then-president Ronald Reagan was very nearly shot to death as he left a Washington, DC hotel luncheon. The bullet had very nearly missed his heart and was lodged mere inches away and his lungs were filling up with blood.

As he was just about to be put under for surgery to remove the bullet and save his life, President Reagan lifted his oxygen mask, raised his head and addressed the surgical team,  "Please tell me you're all Republicans." The team's head surgeon, an outspoken liberal Democrat named Joseph Giordano, calmly said to him, "Mr. President, today we are all Republicans."

It takes a true leader to - when his own life hung by a thread - to joke and appear nonchalant so to try to keep everyone in his presence calm. Wouldn't it be nice if there was still that much leadership shown by the Chief Executive of the United States today? And it takes an equally classy person to give such a united, "we're behind you, Boss" response as Dr. Giordano assured the President. Wouldn't it be nice if there was still that much respect for the office of the President today?