On the suitability of politicians…
I’m imagining a conversation in Ancient Rome:-
“You really ought to condemn all this trash talk about Senator Incitatus – after all, I condemned the trash talk about Senator Asinius”
“But there really is no comparison between Incitatus and Asinius – what was said about Asinius was slander, and on the whole he did a pretty good job, whereas Incitatus is completely unfitted to be a Roman Senator”
“Even so, fairness dictates that you should condemn all this trash talk about Incitatus and give him a chance – after all, he’s hardly been in post a year…”
“No, look, there REALLY is no comparison. Asinius was, after all, human, but Incitatus is a horse”
“Left-wing bigotry!”