tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336980157042823933.post7042544211147962496..comments2012-11-25T23:15:12.909-08:00Comments on Let's Try Again - TTMF: Required Traits of Our PresidentThinking Through My Fingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16065554309886392297noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336980157042823933.post-20508163255558353672012-02-18T04:03:24.436-08:002012-02-18T04:03:24.436-08:00I absolutely agree with your final paragraph summa...I absolutely agree with your final paragraph summary.<br /><br />The corollary is that electorates actively select in favour of those who promise more than they can deliver, rejecting those who are honest about what can be achieved.<br /><br />I also agree with you about the desire for office being a counterindicator of suitability for it. Which supports my idea (which we've discussed before) that politicians should be chosen from the whole population by lottery... [grin]<br /><br />The Fallows article was well worth reading – thanks, also, for that!Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13179787011325615414noreply@blogger.com