Actors in Politics

What is it about Actors and Politics?

Here are a few that have made the leap:

Sonny Bono, Mayor of Palm Springs, US House of Representatives

Jesse Ventura, Governor of Minnesota

Ronald Regan, Governer of California, President of the United States of America

Fred Thompson, Senator, Lobbyist and attorney

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California

Ben L. Jones, (Cooter from The Dukes of Hazard) Congressional Representative

And now Fran Drescher is "throwing her hat into the ring" to replace Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton as New York Senator.

With a choice from the millions of Americans who live in this country, are actors really the BEST choice to represent "the common man"? I assume that there are other intelligent, opinionated individuals who might make better public servants.