Wm. McPhail nails it in his New Yorker cartoon ..

[King_Klonopin]

59. I believe this is a commentary on the dangers of lumping all "professional politicians"

in the same basket of deplorables. The Pilot = The Professional Politician

The republicans have become masters of this sort of rhetoric. They have twisted the
term "Professional Politician" into one of derision, provided that the politician of interest
is a long-time Democratic politician. This is one of the narratives that Trump used
in his campaign to criticize Clinton: He was the regular guy with no political ambition;
she was the insider who has been an ambitious politician all of her life and, therefore,
has "lost touch" with the needs of regular people. Political ambition becomes a negative
for a politician, but these ambitions are perfectly acceptable for an "outsider" like Trump.

There are many people who have chosen public service (politics, government) as their
profession. Some of them are very good at their job, while others are not. Clinton has
been very good at her chosen "profession". Her experience should be valued, not
demeaned. Trump is completely incompetent and inexperienced, yet he won the election
through the illogical public appeal depicted in the cartoon above. Who would you rather
have piloting "the plane of State", Hillary or Trump ? The insane passengers of the
American electorate chose the idiot in aisle 3 instead of the 40-year veteran pilot.

The inertia of incumbency is an issue that perpetuates the status quo in politics. The
proposal of term limits in government is a two-edged sword, as it would eliminate the
good with the bad. The republicans have figured out a way to break through this by
demonizing the professional politician (i.e. Democrat), though it is blatantly hypocritical
and turns common sense and logic upside down. However, it results in the loss of competent
public servants who are then replaced by incompetent, partisan hacks.

A lengthy, successful resume in politics can now be used against you.