"There
is a growing prospect that the 2016 presidential race will have Mrs.
William Jefferson Clinton facing the son of George H. Bush and brother
of George W. Bush. The danger of dynasties in American politics is
real, and it is growing.
I
believe that all dynastic nominees are inherently “Establishment,” and
all tend to view America as needing, for its own good, aristocratic
guidance and protection. As myopic as Washington is already, this sort
of insider government produces candidates who are as tone-deaf about
real America as possible.
Most
of these family members live in a world of politicians, lawyers, and
lobbyists. With rare exceptions, they have never lived in the real
world of commerce or farming or industry or energy production. Politics
and law are generally the sources of family wealth and professional
identity. Moreover, these families either are rich or soon become rich
in Washington. This is exactly the opposite of what America needs today"
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