We used to have proven professionals in America who wanted to serve so they left their professions for a term or two in elected/appointed office and then returned to their real jobs. That was the intention in those days, not to stay long. Now we have career politicians spending their entire "working careers" in gov't offce.
Is it any wonder we now have the terrible state of affairs we do? None of these useless types have the experience or interest in doing their jobs as they used to be done by others before them, thus none do. And, we are stuck with them.