Dynasty Politics

Michael Woodring:  "People are being selected for high public offices based on name recognition and family connections with remarkable frequency. This is particularly true for Democrats (who are more visible as the party in charge). I am not saying that having a politically famous mother or father should disqualify one from holding public office. Far from it. I am saying that an additional level of scrutiny should be applied to such choices to ensure that we are not appointing/electing people based on who they know rather than what they know."  Indeed.