Reply #14: IMO, he's not interested in the Senate, which is like the House of Lords,

[DemBones DemBones]

because of that clubbiness of the privileged. And since he's interested in national and international politics/issues, being governor doesn't interest him, either.

John Edwards got to the Senate after becoming extremely rich as a trial lawyer. Hillary Clinton got there after being First Lady and making a lot of important connections, being able to draw a lot of money in addition to what Bill is making now for speeches. Barack Obama also made a lot of money as a lawyer, I believe.

It seems that most senators are rich lawyers (don't forget Hillary is a lawyer, too) and Dennis is neither rich nor a lawyer, nor is he interested in personal wealth. Helping other people is his main interest. That makes him a rarity in politics.