Any executive body that has run an organization into over 6 trillion in debt, should never ever be considered to be 'smart'. At the very least they should be considered to be 'corrupt' until proved 'dysfunctional'.
Well I actually believe they would have to have lower than normal levels of intelligence to be there anyway, since they have proved lately that they are not there because they give a dam about the country and are patriots.
I kind of look at most politicians like I do most teachers. They are there because they couldn't do anything else.