Column By Mike Bibb
Predictably, Democrats are opposing Trump’s cabinet picks because, among other things, they don’t believe they have enough political experience to handle the jobs.
“They are naive to the way things work in Washington” is a common theme among the crowd that’s nearly wrecked the economy, created havoc during the COVID virus, allowed lawlessness to run rampant in larger cities, opened our borders to millions of illegal trespassers, impeached, indicted and convicted a former President, and currently funding a war that President Biden has further escalated by permitting the use of American made missiles to rain down on targets inside Russia.
I assume this is the kind of experience Democrats insist newly appointed Republicans lack.
They’re right, and I can’t argue with that. If Dems can’t tax it, spend it, borrow more, support foreign wars, and abort babies, then that’s about the extent of their political interests and experience.
The issue seems to boil down to a simple premise: Democrats still don’t get it.
The old saying goes, “Be careful what you wish for.” Payback can take various forms, sometimes when least expected.
After losing the Presidency, House, Senate, and Electoral College, they are stomping and yelling how Republicans, Trump, and 76 million voters conned the country into trying a different approach to issues that have gotten progressively worse under Dem leadership.
Even after Democrats ran two candidates for President (Biden and Harris) and spent a billion dollars in campaign expenses in an effort to hang on to government control, their awkward attempts failed to impress a society that had grown increasingly suspicious of the deceptions and false explanations regularly offered by an administration that had failed to comprehend the basics of leadership.
We can tolerate incompetence and mismanagement up to a certain point, but after that level is reached — or surpassed — our patience wears thin.
This message was delivered on Nov. 5. In reality, it’s not that President Trump’s newly forming cabinet lacks experience or knowledge in managing government agencies. That isn’t a Constitutional requirement, any more than it is to campaign for the Presidency without having a Juris Doctorate.
This country is made of individuals from all backgrounds, educations, and talents. No skill is more important than another in contributing to its success — or failures. From a brain surgeon to a worker in a waste disposal facility, each is an intricate part of what makes our nation function.
Only a degree of proficiency and a conscientious work ethic are required for success. Unless mental or physical disabilities limit an individual, there is no reason a person cannot achieve what they desire.
Consequently, for Democrats to howl that Republicans are not qualified to manage various departments of government because they lack experience is laughable, as if, somehow, Dems have a lock on abilities and ambitions.
From what I’ve seen these past few years, many state and national Democrat political officeholders are far from experts or competent.
This includes the current President of the United States. Joe has been hanging around Washington for 50 years and has reached a point he doesn’t even know when he’s hanging around Washington.
I suppose this is what Democrats call “Experience.”
