harry wrote:

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Exactly so. Many politicians have never had a proper job.

I think you may be coming around.

Consider our current president's cabinet. Only two or three have had
experience in the field for which they are responsible or have even had a
recent real-world job. Here's a list:

Experienced:
Justice - Eric Holder who once worked in private practice
Defense - Robert Gates had at least four or five years on the job training.
Treasury - Tim Geitner once worked on Wall Street

The rest:
State - Hillary Clinton. No experience in foreign relations. Several decades
since she held a real-world job.
Interior - Ken Salazar, former governor
Agriculture - Tom Vilsack, former governor
Commerce - Gary Locke, former governor
Labor - Hilda Solis, former House member from L.A.
Health - Kathleen Sebelius, former governor
HUD - Shaun Donovan, arguably experienced, former NYC head of Housing
Preservation
Transportation - Ray Lahood, Illinois congressman
Energy - Steven Chu, academic
Education - Arne Duncan, arguably experienced as a Chicago school
superintendent
Veteran's Affairs - Eric Shinseki, former Army Chief of Staff, arguably
experienced as a military leader
Homeland Security - Janet Napolitano, former governor

NONE of the above 15 were promoted from within the departments they now
lead.