Posted on 07/20/2013 1:13:17 PM PDT by ReformationFan
I met a guy whose family were very connected to Napoleon, many years ago. It was during the 1992 election and this fellow said he couldn't believe that Clinton would go anywhere, "because George (H. W.) Bush, had excellent diplomatic and background plus wonderful experience."
This guy said it was almost impossible to elect a quality candidate in Italy because of having so many political parties, that we, in the U.S., have only two major parties, whereas in Italy, anyone can decide they want to run for office.
They get government money to do just that, so there is nothing to keep anyone from getting a bundle of money, just to run for office for any reason whatsoever, and they do so, taking votes away from viable candidates.
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