The Adams, Hancocks, and Franklins of our day are too busy with their own lives to be concerned with running for political office. They are keeping America running smoothly, giving us jobs. If you cant make it in the private sector, THEN you go into public office, "service" (what a joke, unless one is referring to the military). or whatver you want to label politics.
The American Revolution can be likened to the Islamic jihad today- many of those fighting are men of means, power and wealth; and sacrifice their material things (and often, their non-material things as well) for what they believe in. Too bad the modern counterparts have to di it in the name of religion, and not something as noble as freedom.
Daniel