For the past five years, I've been working for a company that makes voting software. In that time, I've gone from thinking that American government is generally a bad idea that I wanted nothing to do with to thinking that American government is generally a bad idea but maybe I should participate somehow instead of just complaining.
A few days ago, someone sent me this link. If you follow it, click on one of the video links.
(In case the link quits working, it is a video of John Edwards fussing over his hair for an unbelievable amount of time.)
As I was watching it, the thought struck me: If I were to run for office, there is no way I could put up with fussing about my hair. I would not do it myself, and I could probably not tolerate someone else doing it. I would probably have brushed it somewhat back away from my face that morning--that should be good enough for anyone. Part of my campaign message would be: "Vote for me because I have more on my mind than just hair."
Odds are I would lose. But that'd be ok, because it would just mean that I am not a representative of the people.
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