"anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job" - Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

I actually think this is a very deep, very ancient, and very harmful problem for how humans choose leadership in general. The folks who become leaders are more often than not the people who want power/wealth not the people who would be good leaders, and their chief skills are about getting power.

I think about that quote a lot these days...

In much the same vein, Billy Connolly was spot on... youtu.be/58OBTi18bsY?...

bill connelly views on politicians and politics verry funny and true.wmv

YouTube video by thegoodideasfactory

It has not been a whole day that I was quoting this:

It's a truism that's never been wrong.

This would fix me

To summarize the summery of the summary: "People are a Problem"

David and Leigh Eddings had a book, where one kingdom had the same outlook, so they forced a turnip farmer into the monarchy.

I think about that quote a lot

Why do they keep electing the lizards?