"Just out of curiosity, who do you think would make the best President of all the current or recent politicians?"

McCain would have been tolerable. I Wouldn't mind having Hillary in the office neither. If clinton hadn't screwed the Pooch (so to speak), I would otherwise want him for another term or 2.

"If you want a poverty pissing contest, "

Syre, why not- its one step above an argument from analogy.

"I just find terms like "party of the people" or "party of the working family" highly irritating,"

Sorry, your problem.

"I know what makes a nation successful. "

really? Care to ennumerate and expound? Give it a try, Tom....

"of all the current or recent politicians?"

In the end, Id like to see the whole pack of both parties 'retired' and a fresh new generation of smart, tech savvy folks come in. Ones that are really fierce about individual rights in the information age. Ones that are free-marketeers with strong anti-monopolist traits. Ones that also understand the profound importance of social safety nets. Ones unpolluted by the absurd calvinism of the past.

Davin L.