It's a balance that constantly shifts, everywhere. On the one hand, we want professionals (on the condition that they are honest), on the other hand we want pol

It's a balance that constantly shifts, everywhere. On the one hand, we want professionals (on the condition that they are honest), on the other hand we want politicians (on the condition that they are competent). Making a certain function politically controlled isn't necessarily a bad or good thing. On the one hand, it implies some level of accountability. On the other hand, it brings along the negatives of politics over professional concerns. There's probably a paradox in there somewhere, like so many others in democracy.