Cooper: ‘Experience’ charge making Democrats look desperate

The left’s desperation to delegitimize President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office would be funny if it weren’t so pathetic.

This week’s rant is the supposed lack of experience of his cabinet selections. Of most recent note is the pick of famed pediatric neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The left’s complaint is that he has no background in government or running a large bureaucracy.

To that, in part, we say thank goodness. Too much government, after all, is the problem, not the solution. Washington, D.C., needs answers based in the real world, not in the echo chamber of the federal government.

Indeed, how refreshing would it be if cabinet officers suggested policy based on what would help the average Joe rather than seeking ways in which the government can wrap its tentacles tighter around every aspect of an individual’s life and livelihood.