[LinuxBender]

Probably nowhere near as much as I intended once I find out how that office actually works. I like the things that people are proposing in this thread but I also imagine there is some unseen barrier that seems to prevent the same intelligent well meaning people from reaching that level of office.

Honest question for to your question for the people of HN. Can anyone think of a time in history where someone with the intelligent and critical thinking qualities of the people on this thread have ever attained even close to that level of office? FDR? I am not a historian but I suspect some of you are. Am I being too cynical?