Wine-Merchant-King (Score 1)

yeah, that's always bothered me about the whole system in these here united states. in order to be the president, the only skill you need is a friendly face and "people skills." sometimes i wonder if electing people into office based on how intelligent they are rather than how many babies they can kiss in a year might be an idea worth trying.

re: plato, that's a good point, although i can't help but wonder that if he had ended up being a wine seller or something whether he would have declared the perfect ruler to be a Wine-Merchant-King instead. (i'm a philosophy major, so i'm allowed to tease him a little ;) ).

cheers,
-midas (www.haduken.com)