Years of Poems and Spirits

Per this WaPo article,

The decision to hire McCain (as a naval liaison to Congress) fell largely to the commander of naval operations, four-star Adm. James Holloway, who had known Jack McCain during his liaison days and thought that his son might be aptly suited for the same line of work. “John was a personable young guy who had been brought up in the right atmosphere,” Holloway recalls. “I mean, he had that kind of social education that came from seeing his parents entertain a lot of people from Congress. . . . He had good genes, and he also had a good sense of humor and social skills at a cocktail party. He was a guy who could play poker and help with arrangements, a good fellow.”

Compare that with Obama’s rise, this story echos a larger debate between aristocracy and meritocracy, doesn’t it?

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