American politics is, at heart, an exercise that calls upon politicians to be great at human interaction. In North Korea, Kim Jong-il can afford to be distant as his countrymen/victims worship him like a belligerent, maniacal deity (Ares?). However, we have always liked elected officials whom we would want to grab a beer with; 1) Reagan -- what a great guy to shoot the breeze with while downing a California pale ale. 2) Bush I -- maybe not, thus a one-termer. 3) Clinton -- bad person, but great beer buddy. You'd probably end up with a hangover in Mexico, and...