Today I live in an area that has hundreds of 'persons' that are more capable than our 'top' politicians. No longer is the Office of President respected as it once was. Watergate, IranGate and Zippergate have taken a toll. Ask children today whom they respect most and the answer is most likely a sports star. The answer may be that we as a nation have evolved and matured while the political atmosphere stagnated.
Many citizens argue they feel more alienated from their government than ever before.
This can be contrasted with the business community. Those in business that have not changed at least privately acknowledge they are aware they must change with the times. This analogy is of course simplistic. There are extremes in both business and politics. There are superb government employees and very bad private sector employees.