So Chile recently elected a female president.

Mar 20, 2006 10:18

"...she's a single mother, a socialist and an agnostic. If she were [in America], not only could she NEVER get elected, she'd probably have her phone tapped." - Bill Maher ( Read more... )

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ilyag March 20 2006, 22:53:28 UTC
As a voter, I agree. The choice of people does suck. HOWEVER, you can't forget one very important thing. Because of the nature of elections, the other side always finds at least a year's worth of vile crap to say about their opponent. This is the main reason why both candidates end up looking like dirtbags, because the other side succeeds.

Instead of looking for the perfect candidate who has never hit his girlfriend or got drunk at a party in his teen years or never publically said something utterly idiotic, we need only look for the one with the best ideas for the future who is also capable of making those ideas into reality. That is all I want from my elected government official. Ideas for things I believe in, and the capacity to get it done.

I hope this is the main thing other people worry about as well.

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thez March 20 2006, 23:42:10 UTC
I totally agree with you on that point. And I'll let you know if any turn up.

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shinikius March 22 2006, 06:06:53 UTC
Its nice to see change. And yet sad to see that we haven't embraced such change here. As far as political candidates, it is the lesser of the evils my friend. It truly is.

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