Who's the Boss?: Starz Knows the Answer

I was happy to see Starz's new series Boss was recognized at last month's Golden Globe Awards, with Kelsey Grammer winning Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama.  Season one was a dark take on the great city of Chicago, recently voted the most corrupt city in America by the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs. 

Grammer was profiled recently in the LA Times and stated he might be interested in a real run at political office:

Getting into politics has always been in my head. I was raised by my granddad, who was a military man, and he always said you had to serve your country. I registered for the draft when I was 17, but Nixon was withdrawing the troops, so I was spared that. But it has always been there that I want to do my part for my country if I can. Fred Thompson pulled it off — being both an actor and a politician — but I think I'd have to leave acting behind before I could do it. That's something I would do when I'm finally an adult [he chuckles].

I am not sure if Fred Thompson is the model I would use.  How about Ronald Reagan?  Whatever way he goes, I hope he knows that ear-pulling, infidelity, shouting temper-tantrums, and illegal drug use is not really part of the political process.  Okay, maybe it is for some, but let's agree it is not the case for most successful politicians.