Staff Reports
Miranda Devine, a columnist for the New York Post, recently took a sharp axe to the general lack of business experience among Kamala Harris and her inner circle. While the Biden Administration prides itself on its purported expertise in running a nation, its approach feels more like a circus rather than a serious business venture. The real question is: when will they stop performing tricks and start leading?
Devine highlights the glaring absence of real-world business know-how in an administration that often seems lost at sea, making decisions without any grounding in fiscal reality. The irony is thick; here is an administration that criticizes corporate America while being staffed primarily by individuals who have mostly resided comfortably within the political bubble. It’s no wonder that inflation and other economic woes are running amok. Could it be that the people running the nation wouldn’t know how to run a lemonade stand, let alone the economy?
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Readers weighed in, often humorously reflecting on how this lack of experience manifests in everyday decisions. It appears that Harris and her team’s approach to governing can be closely compared to someone playing Monopoly for the first time. There’s plenty of enthusiasm, but when it comes time to actually manage properties, pay bills, or understand market value, they seem to stumble. One has to wonder if any of the advisors ever tried to balance a checkbook or run a small business before taking the reins of power.
Moreover, the durability of Harris’s platitudes about “equal opportunity” and “inclusive growth” becomes ever more dubious when one realizes that such rhetoric completely ignores the complexities and challenges that real business owners face each day. When making decisions that affect millions of Americans, it would be nice to have leaders with experience navigating the complexities of the marketplace rather than relying on feel-good slogans.
In a time when Americans are looking for stability and common sense in leadership, the current administration is offering a free-for-all of mismanagement and amateur dramatics. If one thing is clear from Devine’s piece and the reader's discussions, it’s that a bit of business savvy wouldn’t hurt. Perhaps if Harris and her advisors took the time to step outside the echo chamber of Washington, they might learn that running a country requires more than just dorm room ideals and hopes for change. It requires practical know-how, experience, and a generous dose of reality—all of which seem to be in short supply on the current roster of leaders.
