All the odds are on the man who is, intrinsically, the most devious and mediocre — the man who can most adeptly disperse the notion that his mind is a virtual vacuum The Presidency tends, year by year, to go to such men. As democracy is perfected , the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal . On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart 's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron