It is my belief that it is not the fact that he traveled as much as he did during the past few months as much as what he said and how he said it that hurt him.

Most of the things that need to be said about the President are things he can't say himself.

The President, the Administration and the campaign need a theme. I am concerned that the President is seen as a tactician without an overall strategy of his plan for the country.

This has resulted in more and more people becoming inner-directed and having as their only goal, getting as much as they can get out of the system and putting as little into it as possible

As the society has gotten larger and more complex, individuals have lost their ability to influence any of the institutions that affect their lives.

Another cause for the increase in alienation and cynicism is a feeling that too many policy decisions that affect individuals have been taken out of any system that has accountability or that they can influence.

Look at the declining television coverage. Look at the declining voting rate. Economics and economic news is what moves the country now, not politics.