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This article appeared in the January 1, 2001 edition of The Nation.

December 14, 2000

LEAVE IT TO THE PROS

Austin, Tex.

Dang! You guys missed the point again! If this electoral brouhaha proved anything, it is this: Electing the President of the United States is too important to entrust to the people. We can't read a simple ballot. We can't poke a sharp object through a piece of paper. Heck, half of us didn't even show up to vote. Clearly, we need to turn this over to professionals.

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