So-called "Democratic" process. The primaries and the way the candidates are set up for election is not the most democratic system in the world. The British Parliamentary system (which Canada uses for now) is a little more democratic where anybody could run, even more than one candidate in the same party, if they had enough backing. That has not happened since the 1970's, but, it is possible. With the American system, only one candidate is brought forward from each party in the end, to be elected, by a small proportion of the electorate historically. Please note that Bush's daughters have gotten in trouble with the law and now his neice. Hardly made the news, but, if Clinton's daughter would have done the same thing, it would have been political fodder for a month. M from C ----- Original Message ----- From: Allan Balliett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 9:34 AM Subject: Re: Clinton not Bush
> > It is the selection process that sets up Americans to sometimes elect the > >"worst" rather than "better". As Tony N-S said, not only do Americans > >suffer for it, but, also the rest of the world. Michael > > What selection process, Michael? > > You mean like Gary Hart and his womanizing or John John Kennedy's > plane going down days after he confided to friends that he was ready > to enter politics? > > As with Hitler's rise, 30 years of assasination of the good and the > bright will make most anyone look good to those who live the > unreflected life > >
