Naw, it's just a race to the bottom, economically and in intelligence. If politics required real brains, rather than graft, idiot ideology, and bribes, it would mean that our leaders would need to be well read, well educated, and able to think of matters beyond the penumbra of their own pocketbooks in order to hold office.

"I am young, whole, perfect, strong, powerful, loving, harmonious, and happy." ~~~ Kato Havas