> Generally public officials in countries with fair elections are an order of magnitude better than public officials in countries without fair elections. For ex

> Generally public officials in countries with fair elections are an order of magnitude better than public officials in countries without fair elections. For example, compare Bush II with Ahmadinejad. I agree with your general statement, but I think Ahmadinejad is a bad example. Ahmadinejad was voted into office, and a few years later was voted out of office. Ayatollah Khamenei is probably a better example.