Dynasty American Style

August 31, 2009 / 8:35 am • By Dr. Melissa Clouthier

Glenn Greenwald kvetches about one of the Bush twins getting a TV gig on NBC’s Today show. There are dynasties in America wah! This wouldn’t sound so ironic if his bellyaching didn’t come on the heels of Kennedy’s love fest. Will a Kennedy replace Teddy? The world waits with bated breath. Wait, no they don’t.

Glenn says:

They should convene a panel for the next Meet the Press with Jenna Bush Hager, Luke Russert, Liz Cheney, Megan McCain and Jonah Goldberg, and they should have Chris Wallace moderate it. They can all bash affirmative action and talk about how vitally important it is that the U.S. remain a Great Meritocracy because it’s really unfair for anything other than merit to determine position and employment. They can interview Lisa Murkowski, Evan Bayh, Jeb Bush, Bob Casey, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Dan Lipinksi, and Harold Ford, Jr. about personal responsibility and the virtues of self-sufficiency. Bill Kristol, Tucker Carlson and John Podhoretz can provide moving commentary on how America is so special because all that matters is merit, not who you know or where you come from. There’s a virtually endless list of politically well-placed guests equally qualified to talk on such matters.

Dynasties and nepotism are counter to the American system. That’s why Hillary Clinton is a fraud. The whole Kennedy family is irritating. Oh, and let’s not forget those who had sex with someone powerful, Sally Quinn, to get where they are now.

Please. Glenn Greenwald is discontented because Bush’s daughter, who has actually accomplished something–being a school teacher–might be called on to report on teaching? At least she’s got a profession. Greenwald’s outrage would matter more if his perspective were more balanced and he named all the Democrats who get special favor.

Look at Hollywood. Look at any profession, really. Kids often end up in a parent’s field–it’s what they know and their parents give them help.

Still, the nepotism thing is bothersome in politics. The Kennedys should lead the way and pronounce that none of the progeny should be allowed in the biz. End the dynasties, Democrats. Lead America by example and produce leaders exclusively by merit.

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  • http://outsidethebeltway.com James Joyner

    Luke Russert, Chris Wallace, Evan Bayh, Bob Casey, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Dan Lipinksi, and Harold Ford, Jr. are all Democrats/sons of Democrats.

  • http://melissaclouthier.com Dr. Melissa Clouthier

    Right. Glenn just doesn’t like Republican dynasties. I find them all un-American. Our political class is turning into the ennobled class. Yuck.

    Still, I really like Liz Cheney.

  • Mad Dan Eccles

    If “Dr” Clouthier was so determined to criticise Glenn Greenwald’s article, she should have actually taken the trouble to read it.

    Glenn linked to an earlier article he wrote on the same subject, wherein he explicitly criticised second (and later) generation Democrats lining up as candidates for the Senate seats of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden. W’s unqualified daughter is but the latest example of a trend which Glenn has criticised before.

    What’s worse, “Dr” Clouthier enthusiastically endorsed James Joyner’s first comment on this post, which listed the Democrats whom Glenn named (and implicitly criticised) in the very post that she linked to, but she wrote as if James was providing Democrat examples which Glenn had ignored.

    Clouthier appears to have read neither Glenn Greenwald’s article nor his previous articles which he linked it to.

    If you are going to criticise what someone has written, it is only sensible to actually read ALL of it first.