@jackmcg Said New ideas can absolutely be good. Its whether the new idea is good or bad that's important. What has consistency term to term brought us so far with the long-term career politicians??
A number of things, actually.
For one thing, it's brought us politicians who can spend a few terms in, say, a city council position learning about how government works from the inside and helping their constituents in a consistent way before running for mayor and bringing that skill and knowledge to a larger area in a more influential position.
It's given people who have gone on to become Representatives, Senators, or Presidents time to become savvy about national politics on a smaller, more local stage before moving on to other offices.
It's brought us people like Ron Paul who has been an increasingly strong and astonishingly honest and consistent voice of liberty in Congress.
It's brought us judges and fiscal policy makers who apply the law and spend our money in smart ways with long-term and consistent visions year after year. Why would a State Comptroller even consider implementing very-long-term savings and spending measures when he was just going to be gone in a couple of years? The motivation would be skewed heavily towards making maximum immediate impact, not establishing policies for the long haul.
Who wants a President who has never served more than a few years in a single office? Who, exactly, benefits from forcing potential candidates to ramp up the political ladder from, say, city council to President without spending more than a single term in any office?