As the Strib’s resident TV critic, I don’t like to venture much into the world of politics, unless it’s something really important like: Ginger or Mary Ann? (For the record, Mary Ann, hands down). But I can’t help notice that we’re this presidential election has offered us a groundbreaking opportunity: Four finalists that appear to have a decent sense of humor.

I’m exploring that idea more in depth in Thursday’s column and I hope you’ll weigh in with your thoughts. You’ve got to agree that the jokes are a lot better than the “wit” that flew between George Bush and John Kerry the last time around.

You may think that the ability to tell a good joke is pretty low on the list of prioirities, but I’ve always found that people with a good sense of humor tend to be better leaders. (Abraham Lincoln was the sharpest wit the White House has ever had and we went and named a holiday after him).

Which politicans have or currently make you laugh - for the right reasons, of course…. 

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