Boehner and McConnell have only squandered what was built for them.
The "robber baron" railroad and industrial magnates (that the progressives loved to hate) nonetheless still managed to be part of building things that benefitted everyone... and did so long after they had passed away or lost it all. The current crop of oligarchs generally do little but transfer "wealth."
The Weepin' Cheeto™ and Greedy Grampa Turtle℠ are sold-out, slash-and-burn political mediocrities who live down to these times.
Mr. niteowl77
JP Morgan, Carnegie, Vanderbilt and others did not get incredibly wealthy by being generous.
Many of their business practices gave rise to the union movement and regulatory environment we now live with.
However, they *did* risk their money and futures to build the foundation of the American industrial miracle.
Today, too many privileged children of successful people are content to shuffle paper, hire money managers and wallow in excess.
The Hilton children are prime examples of the decay at the top.
They themselves have built nothing and never will.
There are still some people of the old robber baron mentality, Donald Trump is just one of them.
We need more people like Trump and far fewer Boehners and McConnells.