Nepotism Nation: Dems embrace dynasty politics from Politico reports on the increasing trend of nepotism turning the US Congress into the House of Lords complete with hereditary positions felt to be appropriate. While the Obama-Biden ticket is the first since Carter to not have an heir to the position on it, their appointments and Congress will take up the slack.
Surely the Republicans have their share with the Bush family dynasty to matech the Kennedy dynasty. There are also Congressional and other royal fiefdoms.
Consider Jesse Jackson, Jr., the Udalls, Chris Dodd, to name just a few.
Hot Air weighs in...
The U.S. Senate could end up looking like an American version of the House of Lords – and Republicans have begun to take notice.
“Democrats seem to lack a common man who can just win a good, old-fashioned election,” said Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-N.Y.), the former chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. “They’ve got seat-warmers, seat-sellers and the making of pillows for the seats of royalty. No wonder the public wonders what’s going on in Washington.”...At the moment, the Senate includes six sons or daughters of congressmen.
And the House – the “people’s House” – isn’t exactly bereft of hereditary influence, either.
In the 111th Congress next year, there will be 21 House members with a parent who also served in Congress – plus five wives who currently hold their late husbands’ seats.
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