[Election-Methods] Partisan Politics

[Fred Gohlke]

Good Evening, Juho

I apologize for the tardiness of my response.  Right now, it looks like 
I will be quite busy until at least Mid-April, but I'll do my best to 
stay current.

re: "That sort of favours electing hard core career seeking politicians."

That is a characterization.  Its validity depends on how you see such 
things.  Individuals may be re-elected multiple times if they embody the 
qualities the people seek in their representatives.  They can only do so 
by convincing others, who want the selection as much as they do, to 
choose them.  When they are able to do so, I see no reason to disparage 
them.  We should treasure them.

re: "One new formulation of Descartes' famous 'I think, therefore I am' 
is 'I consume, therefore I am'."

Not bad.  Not bad.  Still, given the tone of many political posts, I'd 
lean toward, "I complain, therefore I am."

Fred