There is a wonderful closing scene in the movie”A Few Good Men” where the marine colonel being cross examined bluntly states” You can’t hanle the Truth.” This statement reflects the age old bromide that the American public can’t hanle the truth so politicians talk about trivia instead of facing vital challenges. It is widely believed that if you tell the truth about major issues and your solutions the public will vote for the other guy.I sense that this is no longer true across the board. Everyone I know realizes that the challenges are mammoth and I believe it is time to stop talking about personality and focus on Vision and Strategy. The time for protecting sacred cows has vanished and the public is hungering for truth and leadership. It is not important that we like the hard facts but we have to hear them and do whatever is necessary. We are not a nation of whimps and there have been numerous times in our history when the future was bleak. It is time to trust the public and lay out where we are going and what it will take to get there.