“Every politician wants you to believe he was born in a log cabin he built himself.” — Bill Clinton One of the annoying aspects of American political campaigns (I know, there are many to choose from) is the effort by candidates to portray themselves as regular people, attuned to the hopes and fears of the people who decide who gets elected. They are motivated by the general feeling that legislators lose touch with their constituents as soon as they fall into the clutches of the special interest groups waiting to pounce in Washington and Sacramento. The situation has degenerated to …