Democracy Or Dynasty???

In "The Talk Of The Town" it displayed a point that I hadn't even thought about. How in a democratic country with hundreds of thousands of different families living in it, two of them have ruled the country for 20 now, possibly even 28, years. That is a scary thought. If Clinton wins the 2008 election then becomes reelected it would mean that the United States of America has had been run by two families for 28 years. How could this be? Has it just been luck? Or knowing the right people? I believe it is because the name is familiar. This is not the first time in history that this has happened. It happened with the Adam's for 2 and 6 and Harrison's for 9 and 23. As well as the Roosevelt's for 26 and 32. Why does this keep on occurring? Maybe it is not so complicated. When a parent does something it seems really easy to accomplish that goal. My father is a doctor and it seems easy for me to do that and follow in his footsteps(Although I don't want too at all). When somebody you know accomplishes a goal it makes it seem all the more feasible to accomplish your self. In ordinary kid would think of running for president and think of it as an impossible task. When George Bush saw his Dad could do it he realized it was possible and did it himself. As this article states the factor is dynasty. The second to last sentence in the article is "Bush's failure to learn much of anything for the past six years suggests a deficit of character, not of experience: his unwillingness to employ his father's skills and advice on behalf of the nation shows a disrespectful disregard for a dynasty's biggest advantage. " I believe this sentence sums it up. If you are put into office because you are a link in the chain of a dynasty use all the knowledge that your previous "links" used to create the chain. By doing this it makes the chain and the nation stronger.