I know the dims are evil and arrogant but I didn't credit them with this much blatant stupidity. The egregious level of bullshit coming off this story has my WTF -O-meter pegged. Are they arrogant, evil and stupid enough to go ahead and try to push this crock of shiiit through or are they at the point where they no longer care that their corruption is on full display because they know they will get away with it anyway or a combination of the two?
1. Merit has not be a major factor for advancement in politics for a while. IMO, especially true on the left, but I am biased. The only real merit is toward charisma, smooth talking (maybe), and often good looks. Few are held accountable for bad decisions until they get to a higher level where the actions are more publicly known and even then only sometimes.
2. Related to #1, the left (media included) never challenge their own publicly with tough questions. IMO, voters on the left continue to vote for leftist politicians even as things fall apart around them.
What effect does that have on people advancing through the ranks? How many politicians have we seen like VP Harris who seem unable to answer a tough question? I don't remember politicians of a few decades ago being that inept. I think about someone like James Carville. IMO, he is a snake, but I doubt he ever met a question he couldn't give an answer for whether he knew the answer or not. He knows how to entertain an audience without saying anything substantive. I don't see many politicians who can do that these days.
I am sure some of this happens on the Republican side as well, but not the same.
SUMMARY: I think people have the false assumption that politicians or high level bureaucrats are smarter or wiser than most. I am sure a few are all that, but I think most are far from it.
