Sadly, I fear Tony Magliano might be a little optimistic regarding how much good the next president will be able to do. No matter who's elected, the country -- and, more to the point, Congress -- will still be divided and dysfunctional. The next four years are likely to be more of the same old same old -- gridlock, obstructionism and political posturing. 

All of which makes his larger point even more pertinent. We shouldn't place our hopes in government but in individual action. Now is indeed the time for saints, as many as we can get.