As for Romney using his salary to keep good people, Ted Kennedy is legendary for paying out of his pocket to keep valued staff. As a result, his crew is routinely considered the best in the Senate. Romney is doing the same thing. He is simply taking the shortcut of not receiving the money in the first place. This criticism makes zero sense.

There used to be a phrase for these kinds of people: ''dollar-a-year man.'' It sounds quaint today, but those people inhabited the upper reaches of government pro bono. FDR's New Deal was full of them. Whether motivated by patriotism, breeding, or curiosity, these people gave uncommon talent to a government in need of it.


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