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I recently watched the funeral of President George H.W. Bush. His eulogies reminded me that he was truly a good and noble soul. As morbid as it may seem, I like going to funerals, because it reminds me of my own mortality and failures; they encourage me to try and correct my mistakes and become a better person.

After Bush’s funeral, I pondered our current national situation and longed for a good and noble soul to be our leader. I realized that we, as a nation, made a horrible mistake in 2016; we selected two candidates that, most would agree, did not meet the standard of a good and noble soul. We prioritized policy over character; bombast over substance, and party loyalty over leadership.

Americans, let us resolve to never make that mistake again. Let us confess our mistake. Let us pray and work to select someone who can lead us out of the moral morass we are in and remove the current scourge of the present leadership. We can do better. We selected good leaders before, we can do it again. Indeed, we must.

DANIEL HALEY

Sandpoint