It makes me wonder about the intellect of the people who vote.

And what about the ones who can't even be bothered to vote?

You don't need a conspiracy theory. We get the leaders we deserve. People don't pay enough attention to what's going on, and they don't give much thought to politics or policy. What do you expect? They vote on the basis of looks, or the commercials they see on TV. A nation of intellectually lazy people will get leaders who manage to play the game right or who hook up with good game-players. More people know the candidates on American Idol than the Presidential candidates, and they care more about who wins AI too.

I sure hope none of the current frontrunners is on the ticket in '08. Maybe we'll luck out and get Richardson vs Huckabee.