Bill in Vancouver >>
>> "The President is very much a figurehead - he wields no real power whatsoever. >> He is apparently chosen by the government, but the qualities he is required to >> display are not those of leadership but those of finely judged outrage. >> For this reason the President is always a controversial choice, an infuriating >> but fascinating character. His job is not to wield power but to draw attention >> away from it." >> - Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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