Those are two sentences with no chance of making Barlett's Book of Quotations. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and a few other space farers can take hero bows. So can former Gens. Colin Powell and H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who won the Gulf war at minimum cost.
Modern politicians are out of the hero race on the face of it.
People like Newt Gingrich and Pat Schroeder are fine partisans. But under political leadership, the country grew ideologically polarized, politically bitter. They're pouty millionaires who go on strike if they don't get dollars enough. If you vote yes, please share your thoughts on who is a hero today. Perhaps the problem is we're not on any edge anymore.