Rumor has it that the AZ governor will appoint Cindy McCain to succeed John “songbird McCain to the US Senate - haven’t we had enough of dynastic politics in America? Thoughts?
I immediately thought of James Carville and Mary Matalin, well-known political consultants who are married, have worked for multiple presidents and are at complete opposite ends of the political spectrum.
Even if the AZ governor appoints Cindy McCain, it doesn't mean she thinks the same way about politics as her husband.
With you on this one. While the idea of dynasties is abhorrent and almost certainly not in our best interests, the idea that because a parent was (president, governor, representative, whatever) means the child cannot be is abhorrent to the them of freedom that we hold deaer. The sins of the parent should never be transmitted to the child (spouse, relative, whatever).
I think I'd come down on the side of "It's OK, but be careful".
Regardless of her positions, I’m still against it. Just as I was/am against the Bush family, the Clintons, and the rest of those who want to establish dynasties for their own family prestige, often at odds with the general public. I liken it to the term limit argument - we need more voices, not the same or clones of the same voices running things
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