tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post4494860750260505157..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Mensa candidatesRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-1838513993133385232015-12-17T23:16:17.407-05:002015-12-17T23:16:17.407-05:00Admittedly, there's a difference between intel...Admittedly, there's a difference between intelligence and wisdom; the latter being preferable to the former. There's also character to consider. At least the Republicans offer one or two candidates who APPEAR to possess the character, intelligence, & (hopefully) wisdom to do the job well.EA_Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01112788317688728226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-5035219775810601472015-12-17T23:10:50.530-05:002015-12-17T23:10:50.530-05:00Ironically, it seems to be liberals who are obsess...Ironically, it seems to be <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/384012/ted-cruz-smart-so-what-ian-tuttle" rel="nofollow">liberals</a> who are obsessed about intelligence. I say ironic, for one, because liberals are supposed to stand for "the common man." <br /><br />It's as if liberals think the ideal candidate should be Plato's philosopher king. As if government officials should be more akin to imperial China's scholar-official.rockingwithhawkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550503108269371174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-55317878146240447122015-12-17T22:59:32.824-05:002015-12-17T22:59:32.824-05:00I just made a comment in the previous post which m...I just made a <a href="http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2015/12/dershowitz-on-cruz.html?showComment=1450410706317#c3236777109881818627" rel="nofollow">comment</a> in the previous post which might be more relevant in this post.rockingwithhawkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550503108269371174noreply@blogger.com