Who's laughing now, folks? See, a couple of months ago we suggested that Steve Jobs should consider leaping into the bloody fray commonly known as the 2000 Presidential race-- but we were scoffed at and ridiculed by non-believers. Okay, so sue us; we don't have the benefit of Steve's infamous Reality Distortion Field™, and thus we don't hold sway over the voting preferences of our viewing audience. We can accept that, since we have the satisfaction of knowing that the other Steve agrees with us. Yup, that's right-- the Woz is voting Steve in 2000.

Well, okay, maybe that's not quite true-- we're not expecting Woz to cast his vote with a write-in for Jobs or anything. But faithful viewer Brian notes that Salon Magazine asked Woz (and others) "What's at stake in the 2000 elections?" Woz, true to his techno-hippie roots, replies, "I don't think anything is at stake" and goes on to describe his early promise never to be political. As a result, he's only voted a handful of times in the past thirty-odd years, and doesn't plan to break that promise now. "The computer economy is what's driving the prosperity. It's the Yahoos, Apples and Microsofts that are creating a better life, not politicians." (Hmmm... Microsoft creating better lives? No comment.)

The really interesting bit, though, is at the end; after his call for the redistribution of wealth and high-speed Internet access for everyone, he notes the following: "The model for the next President should be Steve Jobs. He has the sharpest mind of anyone I know. He can see what's good for people and give it to them before they even know they want it. And he does it without resorting to selling junk." Now do you believe us? Okay, granted, this ringing vote of confidence in the Jobs 2000 movement comes from a man who has taken a lifelong vow of apoliticality (if that's not a word, it should be), but surely it still counts for something. Right? And for those worried about the time commitment, come on-- he's already the full-time CEO of two different companies. We're sure he could squeeze in his White House duties as well. He's Steve!