[George W. Bush]

Aha. Another conservative cynic.

It's a miracle we can even bring ourselves to vote. But Churchill was right: democracy is the worst form of government unless compared to all the others.

Hold your nose, crawl over the broken glass, pull the lever. And expect the worst.

[The Pack Knight]

It's probably for the best. Only a truly great man would be worthy of the power the office of President of the United States grants, and great men have an annoying tendency to become tyrants.

Your mention of the Founders reminded me of a thought I once had that we might have been better off if, instead of a President and a Vice President, they had simply created two co-equal Presidents with veto powers over each other. Hey, it worked for the Romans...

[The Pack Knight]

It's probably for the best. Only a truly great man would be worthy of the power the office of President of the United States grants, and great men have an annoying tendency to become tyrants.

Your mention of the Founders reminded me of a thought I once had that we might have been better off if, instead of a President and a Vice President, they had simply created two co-equal Presidents with veto powers over each other. Hey, it worked for the Romans...