Viewed as “intellectually light,” George Bush Sr. couldn’t win elected office before he became Ronald Reagan’s vice president — beyond a seat in Congress as representative of an oil-rich Texas district with the country’s highest number of Rolls Royces per person. . ..…

It was designed to once and for all put an end to the spoils system the original federal Civil Service Act of 1883 was enacted to curb, by insulating the federal workers from political influence – and vice versa. . Congress modified the Hatch Act 26 years ago to say federal workers could..…