Don’t necesarilly discount facile people. Would you have a problem with a quick WFB or Rush ?
You’re right. We need articulate quick thinking types.
I’m not discounting Vivek’s talents or intelligence. I’ve just learned over the years that smoothing talking people tend to not be invested in their positions, because there is no consequence for them. People who have a serious chance of winning their elections have to give serious positions, because they may have to be responsible for actually fulfilling promises. Glib people, on the other hand, can just walk away because they know they likely will not win their election.
Rush never ran for office. He was just a talking head, so he could he could state positions without worrying about being held accountable for the. Same with Buckley. Neither man had the expectation about them fulfilling promises.