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the G-man said:

On the other hand, if your point is that, by the time a Person is President, he or she is de facto some sort of blue blood, I would respectfully disagree.




But is that necessaritly a bad thing? Let's look at the role of the presidency then. Are you focusing on running the country, or are you representing the USA in world affairs? I think it's more the latter, IMO. If you're concerened about the economy in your area, that's to be addressed by your states governor and by whomever is chairman of the Federal Reserve moreso than the president. If you are trying to forge a relationship with the government of another country you have to be able to "politic" with other groups and someone of a "commoner" background just won't have those skills.

"You kind of get tired giving the other team credit. At some point you've got to look in the mirror and say 'I sucked.'"

Alex Rodriguez, after the NY Yankees were eliminated from the 2006 ALDS by the Detroit Tigers.