That strikes me as a reasonable observation. I'll go a step further to say that it is also not self-evident that there is even such a thing as a "ruling class."
If there was a ruling class, wouldn't they somehow be able to ensure that their most capable representatives were placed in high office? It's like the old put-down, "if you're so smart why aren't you rich?",only in reverse. ^^^^^^^ CB: Is there a working class ? As to the capitalists' common interests, roughly speaking, vis-a-vis the common interests of the working class, how has the U.S. state ( which consists of federal, state, county and municipal governments)not acted, overall in favor of the capitalist's interest more than the working class' interests ? It is in regard to this relationship between class interests that the capabilities are measured in Presidents, Congresspeople, judges, Generals, Admirals, Governors, state legislators, state troopers, county executives, sheriffs, mayors , city councilmembers, police officers et al. Is there a class struggle ? If yes, how have the state officers acted with respect to it ?
