[Tribune7]

the best way to profit in the long run is to trade value-for-value honestly, with a slight tendency toward benevolence and forgiveness (to avoid endless feuds caused by miscommunication if nothing else)?

So why is Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate and how did Bill Clinton get elected president?

[jennyp]

the best way to profit in the long run is to trade value-for-value honestly, with a slight tendency toward benevolence and forgiveness (to avoid endless feuds caused by miscommunication if nothing else)?

So why is Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate and how did Bill Clinton get elected president?

Because not everybody's as rational as you and me. :-)