New York, Oct. 20 -- There is a tale arising out of Mahabharata's many versions.

Both Yudhistra andDuryodhana go around the world searching for the perfect unblemished man. Duryodhana could not find one person who is perfectly good, and Yudhistra could not find one who is totally bad. This tale, authentic or not, is emblematic of the situation today.We have two American presidential candidates who are among the most flawed and unprepossessing in American electoral history, for one reason or another.

Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have their good points and weak points.

President Trump has egregiously mismanaged the Covid crisis. With his populist blue collar, science ignorant and science contempt, he has shown himself and the White Hous...