Blood feud: the American republic vs. dynasties

If there is any truth at all in Ed Klein's new book on the Obamas and the Clintons, it is contained in one simple construct -- both families want to become dynasties in America. Add to that the Bush family as they make noises about Jeb Bush running for president in 2016, and what you have are three very powerful and rich families competing to advance their prospects to create American royalty. The glaring problem is that we don't have dynasties in America, period. We do not look kindly upon royalty and our founding documents are designed in part to prevent such vestiges of a privileged class, complete with a monarchy.

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