I must say i'm a little amused to read articles bemoaning Bill's quest for another trip in the White House via the election of Hilary. What's different between that and G DUB following his father? Clearly there's nothing in the US Constitution that places restrictions on running based on the presidency of relatives. Sure this influences the element of elitocracy that exists in American politics but its constitutionally allowable.
We should stop talking about Woman Presidents and Black Presidents and talk more about QUALIFIED candidates. What candidates will represent the Republic and all it's inhabitants? Who will repair the image of the nation and Americans to foreign states? Who will tell the truth about Iraq. Who will put Americans back on the agenda ahead of American politicians pork barrel buffets?
Who can bring about another record peace-time era during economic growth? Who can help stablize the economy? Who can do a job well enough to avoid the debauchery of Michael Moore?
The problem with finding good politicians is in the design of the beast. A certain amount of politicking is necessary to win. A theory of political science says that politicians must find what will make the largest contingency happy enough to vote for them; not to convince the population at large of what they REALLY want/need, steer them in that direction and somehow manage to capture their vote. The dreamers and passionates want the candidates to go out on a limb of truth, of courage. But scientifically speaking, that's unlikely to get them elected.
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