Birdie steps up to the plate for Hobbits: OK, so maybe Hobbits wouldn't desire to rule Middle Earth, but look at what a great job they did with the Shire:
A postal system second to none.
Free education, (for however long anyone wanted it.)
Great road system.
Possibility that they had indoor plumbing.
A helpful and friendly police force.
A fair and equitible system of laws.
Thriving import/export businesses.
Eco-friendly argricultural techniques.
OK, so maybe they might not have been up to the task of taking on the Dark Lord single-handedly, but when it comes to the day-to-day working of govenment, I think that a little "hobbit-sense" was just what some of these kingdoms in Middle-Earth needed.
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