re: #1524 keloyd

AND when I said ‘be like Rome’ my only point was get more pols with a proper military background, and I want President Petreus in 2016. I don’t mean some trustafarian who’s powerful family got them to serve the Viet Nam War doing something plushy, I mean career military guys retiring from active service to serve in politics.

Really, nothing else about ancient Rome is that much of a good example for us anymore, just the pols having skin in the game part.

Eh, I’m sorry, we (as a nation) got lucky that our first president did believe in the Cincinnatus myth. We Could Never Be So Lucky Again to riff off of Jimmy Doolittle.

Now, this old leftist veteran does think that there needs to be public service if you want the right to vote - rather like Bob Heinlein in Starship Troopers thought not exclusively military service. But just assuming that having being a general is enough? I don’t think so. Even then, I’d slightly prefer Wes Clark in the role.

William