A Global Perestroika?

Gorbachev says we need one. I think he's right. He points out that our problems are not financial or economic only. They are political as well. As he writes in today's Washington Post, our current model was unsustainable. We need a model that emphasizes public needs and goods. He's wise enough not to attempt to define such a model, but I think the model must begin with a redefinition of how we select our leaders, particularly the Senate and Congress but also our state leaders. On both federal and state (and in some places the municipal level) we have people who really don't care very much about us, the average people of this country. They are more focused on their career and making money from it. We need better people running this country. My friend, Norm, has an idea which may sound crazy at first: appoint our legislators as we appoint our juries, by chance. Would you be any worse than your current representative?