On Wed, 08 Nov 2000 04:03:03 -0600, "M.A. Smith" wrote:

>(maybe it was just a bad dream)
>
>I can't believe we elected that lightweight.
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Yeah, I've been ranting a lot about this lately, too...
I know how you feel - it does seem that what folks
in US voted for was a "friend/drinking-buddy/neighbor",
and not for the **President of the United States**...
Seems people also want a president who appears no
brighter than the "average Joe", so they can't be
"talked down to" by someone who may actually know
something, actually have ideas, and actually think
about our place on the earth and in time (it's
called "vision")...
Weird...! ;-)
Guess Reagan had it right - people just want an
actor/front-man for president, content/quality
be damned...
Guess we will again sleep through what could have
been another important four year period (and pay
the price later, as we have before)...
Discouraging...