[Dean's World] Dean: Worrying Over "Dynasties"

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Posted by Dean:
Worrying Over "Dynasties"
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1179096899.shtml


   Instapundit and others are [1]worried about American political
   dynasties.

   I'm less concerned. Although there's always room for improving the
   electoral process, I'm pretty convinced it works fine. The fact is
   that political careers have always been family affairs. Franklin
   Roosevelt as related to Theodore Roosevelt, for example. Joseph
   Kennedy wanted to be President, got one of his sons (John) elected,
   and many people thought that either Robert or Teddy would also become
   President one day.

   It will be amusing, not frightening, if Hillary Clinton is our next
   President. Yes, we'll be able to say we had first Bush, then Clinton,
   then Bush, then Clinton, but I really see no evidence that the general
   public is so deeply in love with these families that they want to see
   them rule us forever.

   Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, in other words.

References

   1. http://instapundit.com/archives2/005139.php