Is it just me or are they getting younger?

The new mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma (pop. 400,000) will certainly bring a fresh perspective to the job. A freshman perspective, that is.

John Tyler Hammons is a political science student at the University of Oklahoma. At just 19, he stormed to victory with over 70% of the vote, dispatching a 70-year-old opponent en route (Cue consternation in the McCain camp).

Hammons clearly honed his political talents in high school where he headed up both the Young Democrats and Young Republicans. His next aim is the Governorship and then the White House.

We would say 'aim small' but, frankly, it seems a little late for that.

Alice Fishburn