Headlines

Foon Rhee

The Oval Office is no place for nepotism

It’s mind-boggling to realize that 2012 was the first presidential campaign since 1984, when Ronald Reagan won re-election over Walter Mondale, in which neither a Bush nor a Clinton was running.

Let that sink in for a minute. An entire generation of voters knew nothing other than being able to support either a Bush or a Clinton for president.

However qualified Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton are, there’s no reason to start a new streak in 2016. Nostalgia is all well and good, but the Oval Office is the last place we should want nepotism.

Candidates for the highest office in the land ought to be judged on their own merits and accomplishments. It would be much better for us to find our leaders from well beyond the list of usual suspects.

Read the Article

Blowback

Note from Hot Air management: This section is for comments from Hot Air's community of registered readers. Please don't assume that Hot Air management agrees with or otherwise endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose their posting privilege.

Trackbacks/Pings

Trackback URL

Comments

Let the best candidate win.

thebrokenrattle on November 25, 2012 at 4:27 PM

It’s a reasonable point, but the author doesn’t know what nepotism is. Nepotism is when the boss hires his son ahead of more qualified people. Nepotism is when the governor hires his wife to run a state agency. Nepotism is not when voters elect a relative of the previous office holder.

Attila (Pillage Idiot) on November 25, 2012 at 4:33 PM

The Oval Office is no place for Obama.

claudius on November 25, 2012 at 4:37 PM

She (Clinton) was a productive U.S. senator, ran a strong presidential campaign in 2008 and has been a stellar secretary of state.

My gosh….why not just say “you are my queen” as you slit your wrists in a show of devotion?

Apparently Foon Rhee doesn’t read newspapers, but enjoys works of fiction.

BobMbx on November 25, 2012 at 4:46 PM

Nepotism is from appointments, not from election’s idiot…sheesh…

right2bright on November 25, 2012 at 4:50 PM

Let me let Inigo Montoya chime in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2y8Sx4B2Sk

Definitely not nepotism. Cronyism, perhaps.

ProfShadow on November 25, 2012 at 4:57 PM

Nepotism: I don’t think that word means what you think it means.

Jeb running isn’t nepotism. Stupid, because the last thing we need to do is run another Republican establishment tool. But not nepotism.

novaculus on November 25, 2012 at 5:14 PM

It’s mind-boggling to realize that 2012 was the first presidential campaign since 1984, when Ronald Reagan won re-election over Walter Mondale, in which neither a Bush nor a Clinton was running

Is this person a moron? Was Bush or Clinton running in 2008? Who edits this tripe?

SuperBunny on November 25, 2012 at 5:29 PM

Imbecilism has no place in the voting booth.

Unfortunately it hit 51% this year.

And the result will hit the fan next.

profitsbeard on November 25, 2012 at 5:30 PM

Imbecilism has no place in the voting booth.

Unfortunately it hit 51% this year.

And the result will hit the fan next.

profitsbeard on November 25, 2012 at 5:30 PM

Recently, Obama has been re-elected for a 2nd term by an illiterate society

http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/19-11-2012/122849-obama_soviet_mistake-0/

davidk on November 25, 2012 at 6:16 PM