Doctor John wrote:

> I've always thought that there is a definite case to be made for the
> disbarring of any candidate that actively seeks election.

Wasn't it Douglas Adams who said that the people who want to be leaders 
make the worst leaders? (And who also said "in summary: people are a 
problem".)

OTOH, otherwise you'd just end up with the leaders being people who 
don't want to be leaders, which would probably be even *worse*...

Benny claims that there was once a time when politicians actually wanted 
to be politicians to make England a better place, rather than for 
personal gain. Then again, Benny also tried to tell me that The 
Summertime Blues was recorded by James Flint, not Eddie Cochran...

> slightlyOOC The Labour candidate for my constituency is the drummer from
> Blur. How the **** does that qualify him as a putative MP?

And that guy from Terminator is the governor of Florida. Presumably 
because he was the only candidate listed that anybody had actually heard 
of...

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