Aren’t We Suppose to be Striving for Exceptional?

While I vote, and keep up on the issues, I am pretty much apolitical. And Lord knows, no one is turning to this space to hear me talk about either the Republican or Democrat platforms.

But I was struck by something I heard about both vice presidential candidates during the conventions.

Senator Joe Biden was described “as a regular Joe.” Yes, it was a play on his name, but it was an attempt to show he was everyman.

Similarly, Governor Sara Palin’s appeal, we are told, is “she just like us.”

In investing, we are always looking for the exceptional. Shouldn’t it be the same standard in politics?