Congeries of cross connected concepts
What [Senator] McCain is, in effect, saying is that he has no personal or professional problem with putting an incompetent man in charge not only of America’s defense but also—because of what falls under the Pentagon’s umbrella—most of America’s intelligence assets as well.
That’s our current ruling class — admitting in public the candidate is incompetent and voting to confirm them to one of the highest positions in our Republic. What in the private sector can match that?
[via Sister Toldjah]
P.S.
All of that said, Republicans are in this fix because Democrats won’t act responsibly. Recall what happened when President George W. Bush nominated the hapless Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court. The opposition party was pushing for her, figuring she’d be a dim pushover. But following in-person meetings on Capitol Hill, it was Republicans, unlike Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and his Democratic friends, who came out not to vouch for her but to say they were concerned and unsatisfied. Republican senators and a grass-roots conservative movement organized against their own president. (We can do better. This is an insult to the institution. She’s in over her head.) And sure enough the White House found a graceful way to end the nomination, saying it couldn’t provide documents needed for confirmation because of executive privilege.
Who is the irresponsible, loony party again?
| Bret Thursday, 21 February 2013 at 19:05 |  |
“What in the private sector can match that?”
Well, other than the “public” and “voting” part which are inherently NOT part of the private sector, incompetent idiots get promoted to positions they don’t belong in quite frequently (the “Peter Principle”). The difference is that firms which do this too often and aren’t part of the crony-capitalism/government network eventually shrink and/or go under.
The problem is not that the government has humans in it, many of whom are incompetent. The problem is that the government is huge and growing and has no competition and no checks and balances left and is sucking everything else dry. I’d love a small, incompetent government. Sign me up! :-)
| Annoying Old Guy Thursday, 21 February 2013 at 20:29 | |
Ah, but how many get promoted by people who also say in public “this guy is incompetent”?
