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Doug Miller

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I wonder
if we couldn't get better government if we picked names out of a hat and told
them it was their turn to make the country work for four years, or two, or
six, or whatever.

Undoubtedly. Start up a petition requesting that the Constitution be so
amended, and I'll be the first to sign it.

Another option, I suppose, would be to raise the salaries of the President,
VP, House, and Senate to seven or eight figures -- that way, we might attract
candidates who are motivated by money rather than power. Not that there's
anything particularly good about that... but given the choice between a man
who simply seeks money, and a man who is motivated by the desire to gain and
hold power over other men, I'll pick the greedy man every time.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.