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The recent addition of Donald Trump to the rank and file of the GOP hopefuls has elicited an interest response the most interesting being those in the media who are appearing more elitist than one should expect or perhaps even be willing to tolerate.

Whether or not one likes Trump (or not) is not the issue however, it occurs to me that when his capacity/qualifications are dismissed based on whether or not he’s fit – the operative qualifier being that he’s never held an elected public office – then does it not give cause to wonder that if the present state of governance (in the country) is a direct reflection of those holding elected public office. Perhaps isn’t it the case that the existing standard is a well below-the-bar prerequisite.  Read more...