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We're kind of on a tangent at the moment, but:
I'm sorry you got the impression that I was saying that only a career in politics should be a prerequisite for office - I think men with strong backgrounds running large businesses (Warner in Virginia, or to use an older example, Perot), or even former generals (mandated with commanding thousands of troops); they both have a solid background in management that is, although not quite necessary, a very valuable quality to have in a candidate. Both Badnarik and Nader lack this kind of experience.
No offense, but your comment about the Founding Fathers betrays a naivete - they were, almost without exception, wealthy landowners, so to say that they did not get paid is beside the point (especially when, in fact, they did). And while there are certainly some politicians who know almost exclusively how to run for office to the detriment of actually administering well once in office (cough, bush), there are plenty of examples of politicians (which is *not* a dirty word) who put the two together very well.
I still have a few more thoughts on this, but I've been up for 23 hours. Cheers.
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