Ok, the list is actually pretty long. But here’s my latest reason: I bought a pair of $22 earrings this weekend in NYC. The sales tax was $1.90. No governor can become president from a state where the sales tax is that high [on top of an income tax]–ok, no governor, at least, who has nothing much to offer (can you think of a good list?).

This, of course, is more a pocketbook rant than an universal political rule.