Be a waiter at least once in their life and a public servant of some sort. It helps you appreciate how hard it is to do both.

...being a registered nurse have to rank up there with “difficult, thankless jobs”.

And I’ve been an RN, so it wouldn’t be much different. But I’m just interested in a vanity run for office…if I actually won ...hoo boy!

honesty and comedy i think could win an election… did you see previews for that new robin williams movie where he plays a jon stewart-type-character who runs for office and wins? i think we’re entering a new age, man… there’s also a funny puke-and-snot sketch (touring renaissance performers) where puke runs for office saying he’s different from other candidates because he’s honest about saying he wants to run just to get money and have sex… or something. i don’t remember the joke but it was funny.