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The Country’s Most Honest Politician

Robert Tufts campaigned hard to be re-elected mayor of Dorset, Minn. The office only has a one-year term, and apparently Tufts wasn’t done with his agenda. In his first term, he declared ice cream would be at the top of the food pyramid. What’s his favorite flavor? “Chocolate,” he said. “And vanilla. Strawberry. Cotton candy kind. And rainbow sherbet.” In Dorset, population around 25, the mayor is nominated by paying $1 and dropping the person’s name in a box. As long as someone is willing to pay another dollar, another nomination can be added. The mayor is then “elected” by drawing a name out of the box at random during the Taste of Dorset Festival; the nomination fees help pay for the festival. Mr. Tufts, who is 4 years old, was reelected for a second term. (RC/AP) ...And with that, it was time for his nap.