Why would politicians give people positions they are not fit for? (Congress, elections)

[TheHurricaneKid]

I was reading Coolidge's wiki and came across this:

Coolidge had been reluctant to choose Hoover as his successor; on one occasion he remarked that "for six years that man has given me unsolicited advice—all of it bad."

hmm...

Damn politicians ruining the country by putting their friends in charge, instead of qualified people.

[Frank DeForrest]

This is how it has always been and always will be. The answer is to limit the size and oversite of government in order to minimize the damage that can occur with cronyism.

[LauraC]

We have a guy in the White House now who never ran even a lemonade stand and the people put him in office twice. Last I heard, the people also voted for Hoover.

[TheHurricaneKid]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

This is how it has always been and always will be. The answer is to limit the size and oversite of government in order to minimize the damage that can occur with cronyism.

How do you do that?

In fact, when was the presidential term government was made smaller?

[Spaten_Drinker]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

This is how it has always been and always will be. The answer is to limit the size and oversite of government in order to minimize the damage that can occur with cronyism.

The idiots elected to Congress think that just because they won an election it automatically makes them an expert on everything. I remember a few years back when they claimed that they were the "CEO" of their states.

[TheHurricaneKid]

Originally Posted by LauraC

We have a guy in the White House now who never ran even a lemonade stand and the people put him in office twice. Last I heard, the people also voted for Hoover.

Back then they didn't have primary elections, though.

[Chimuelojones]

Originally Posted by TheHurricaneKid

I was reading Coolidge's wiki and came across this:



hmm...

Damn politicians ruining the country by putting their friends in charge, instead of qualified people.

Coolidge was reluctant to choose Hover as his successor to what?

[TheHurricaneKid]

Originally Posted by Chimuelojones

Coolidge was reluctant to choose Hover as his successor to what?

The presidency, of course. Like I said, there were no primaries back then.

[buddy5]

Originally Posted by TheHurricaneKid

I was reading Coolidge's wiki and came across this:



hmm...

Damn politicians ruining the country by putting their friends in charge, instead of qualified people.

''Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress;
but I repeat myself.''

''It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly
native criminal class except Congress.''

''We have the best government that money can buy.''

Mark Twain

[carterstamp]

Originally Posted by TheHurricaneKid

I was reading Coolidge's wiki and came across this:



hmm...

Damn politicians ruining the country by putting their friends in charge, instead of qualified people.

I think you answered your own question.