| From the late fifth century to the early | | | | others have not been so good. Life is |
| sixth century is the setting for a | | | | easier though it is harder. Life is |
| beloved British figure of some romantic | | | | more, much more, complicated often |
| significance. It is the time period | | | | requiring two people in a family to be |
| King Arthur and Knights of The Round | | | | gainfully employed full time to support |
| Table are believed to have loved and | | | | their children at the same standard of |
| reigned and ruled in Camelot. | | | | one working adult during the day of |
| While Arthur fought the Saxons, the | | | | Kennedy's Camelot. |
| pretenders to his kingdom and his | | | | Fifty two inch flat screen LCD and |
| throne, he was engaged with Lancelot on | | | | Plasma high definition televisions have |
| another front for the affection and | | | | replaced the six inch black and white TV |
| devotion of his beloved Guinevere. | | | | screen. Cable has replaced the rabbit |
| Queen Guinevere was, according to | | | | ears and outdoor antennas of that era. |
| legend, beautiful and desirable beyond | | | | Hundreds of available television |
| belief, and she won the heart of Arthur. | | | | stations have replaced the big three. |
| Think of it as a May to December | | | | Sirius Radio has replaced FM radio which |
| romance and we begin to get the flavor | | | | replaced AM. Twenty four hour news |
| and depth of the matters of the heart at | | | | channels like FOX, MSNBC, and CNN have |
| conflict with the urgencies of the day. | | | | replaced Huntly and Brinkley, and the |
| Today it most simply known as the time | | | | complacency of the people have replaced |
| of Camelot, but it was destined to be | | | | the hope of the nation during Jack and |
| seen again, and maybe even a third time | | | | Jackie's Camelot. |
| is on the horizon. At least we would | | | | Big box stores have replaced mom and pop |
| like to think so. Several centuries | | | | shops. Huge corporate stores have |
| passed after the exploits of King Arthur | | | | replaced the corner market, and the |
| and a new nation in the west, in the | | | | Piggly Wiggly's of the world have |
| views of many, captured the Age of | | | | replaced the local grocery store where a |
| Camelot again. The one thousand days of | | | | family could get what they needed and |
| the presidency of John (Jack) Kennedy. | | | | pay for it on pay day in the name of |
| Kennedy with his vivacious wife Jackie | | | | progress. But are we really better off? |
| captured the imagination of the | | | | Is it better where there are more |
| world.Here was a young, beautiful, | | | | homeless? Is it better when more kids |
| idealistic couple from family dynasties | | | | go to bed cold and hungry? Are we a |
| that dreamed of and led a nation towards | | | | better nation when the veteran, the |
| a better place in time, in history, in | | | | elderly, and the sick have to chose |
| the heart, and in caring for all its | | | | between food and medicine? |
| peoples. | | | | In a time when half of all marriages end |
| Perhaps less than a century after Jack | | | | in divorce and far too many children are |
| and Jackie we can relive Camelot just | | | | being raised in a single parent home, |
| one more time. What a dream for those of | | | | can we do better? Can we recapture the |
| us who are old enough to remember the | | | | Age of Camelot? America is |
| young couple seemingly so in love, so | | | | disenchanted. Can we recapture the |
| charismatic, so vibrant, such dreamers | | | | dream? Can we recharge the dreamers? We |
| with such social grace raising their | | | | need another Walt Disney for our |
| small children in the White House. | | | | passtime and another John Kennedy for |
| Sure times have changed. Some changes | | | | our country. As much as we love |
| have been good fulfilling the dreams of | | | | America, can we make her better? |
| Jack Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy. Many | | | | |