A couple of thoughts...

The first was a video of little girl player of Tee Ball age being brought out into the middle of the field to meet the President. There was no audio in the version I saw. As soon as the adult let go of the child's hand, she made a dash for a hole in the fence and beyond. We are talking about going from the first baseline to the third base side and out.

Next is for the Presidential Candidates. If each believe that the partisan characteristic of politics is not good for the country then let's see a McCain & Obama ticket on the Republican side and a Obama & McCain on the Democratic side. Debate that and see if things can be repaired. It would have the virtue of being different and therefore possibly exciting for everyone.