[Flavius Josephus]

Something about when he had raised more money than any candidate ever had, like 18 months before the election.

And our alternative was McCain, he of McCain-Kennedy.

We really don't get much choice about how this country is governed.

[af_vet_rr]

Something about when he had raised more money than any candidate ever had, like 18 months before the election.

That's something I didn't think of, but it adds to it - we're not going to get the best candidates, we are going to get the candidates that can raise the most money, or that know the right people, or that look the best on TV or whatever.

Makes you wonder how many of the Founding Fathers (and even those who came after them such as Lincoln and Jackson and Teddy Roosevelt) would stand a chance of getting elected these days.