From your response, I surmise that we have real differences about effective governing. I look at most of the operation of government as not that much different than running a business. You "hire" a good, effective leader that then hires well qualified, experienced personnel to carry out their directives. The leader him/herself does not have to be all-knowing, they just have to know how to utilize the people they hire effectively and be able to bring people together to work as a team through discussion of ideas, negotiation, and the like. IMO that's why having so many lawyers in Washington has ruined the ability to govern properly....... no leadership skills.

Knowing how things operate and knowing how to work with people are 2 very different things. You can LEARN how things operate; not so much the leadership skills. Some of it can be learned, but much of it is part of one's make-up. Look at Obama - classic example of failed leadership.