But perhaps I shouldn't be so skeptical of Ventura's ability to lead a state. After all, he has experience as a mayor of a small town and he can easily motivate his staff to work hard by threatening to body slam them. Ronald Reagan, a former actor, was one of the greatest presidents because he knew how to connect with people. Bill Clinton is also good at connecting, but mostly with women. Acting is important in politics.
People love to hear about tax cuts.
He discovered a stain as big as Spain and expected an election-day slaughter. But the voters disagreed about Bill's bad deed, because the economy was never hotter. Melvin Durai, a graduate of Towson State University and a former Baltimorean, is a humor columnist at the Chambersburg, Pa., Public Opinion.