Will there ever be a famous/infamous Atlas Forumite?

[ilikeverin]

I think you guys are setting the bar for being a politician waaaay too high. Sure, to be a Senator or a Governor or something you probably need to be great, but to be a random congressman or legislator or mayor or something? I don't think so.

Trust me: you definitely don't need to be a great person to be a state legislator.  You just need to have the right letter next to your name and win a primary.

[ilikeverin]

lol, have you ever visited your state legislature and talked to the legislators?  They're all essentially one-issue politicians, except for an elite few.

I'm not saying this is a bad thing.  I'm just saying the country would probably avoid the politician-shortage we have now (and we do, at the local level at least.  just ask Michigan.) if we just took away the veneer of respectability that the legislature has to reveal that politicians are  people, just like us.  Then we'd probably feel more confident running.