I've had a thought I've been pondering for a while now:

Why do all of these politicians always try to represent the "common man" or try to seem like "Joe the Plumber."

Come on, the mere fact that you are running for president and have a half decent shot at winning it means that you are anything but a "common man." I understand how they want to perceive as they understand the feelings and needs of the average person, but the thing is as politicans who have been in Washington for a few years, their perspective has already been changed. Yet again, their mere ability to be a politician distorts their perspective and seperates them from the "common man."

Another thing is why do the public want a president that seems like the common man? You are electing a person that will greatly impact the direction of the country for at least the next four years and is perhaps the most powerful person on the planet and you want a "common" guy to do it? I don't know about you, but I would move to a different country if some random cab driver or even Joe the Plumber gets the job.

The reason that don't everyone want a president who isn't just mundane? We want a charismatic leader, a smart one, someone who understands things that we don't. Thats why we have a government, because the average person cannot govern well.

Wanting a "common man" president is like wanting a mundane doctor. Can't you argue that a doctor who has much more in a common with a normal person will have greater empathy and thoughtfulness? I wouldn't care how different my doctor may be from myself. I just want the best doctor out there who went to a good school, studied alot harder than I did, and spent way too much money in medical school because I want to be cured and feel healthier, not be better comforted as I lay there dying.

Okay, semi-rant done there. Just some thoughts....