A weird job
I figured that from time to time, I'd just throw some random thoughts in here that don't relate to anything in particular. It is a blog, afterall. Seems kind of obligatory.
But have you ever thought about what a weird job being a politician is? I'd be hard-pressed to think of any other job where applicants make the case for their ability to do it by claiming not to do it.
What the hell am I talking about? Bear with me for a second here. The way I see it, we basically pay elected officials to do a job for us -- to run our county, state or country -- with our tax money. In a sense, an election campaign is a job application.
With me so far? OK, now picture this. You have a clogged toilet, so you call a plumber from the phone book. You ask him about his experience as a plumber, and he bridles at being called one.
"Look, I'm not one of these 'plumbers' who's out to take your hard-earned money," he tells you. "I don't care about these fancy-schmancy concepts like 'pipes' and 'fittings' and 'wrenches.' Leave that for the bigshot 'plumbers.' All I know is what's right, and the family values that my hard-working parents instilled in their children -- that anything is possible in this great nation of ours. God bless America!"
See where I'm going with this? If it's a plumber, you probably would have hung up long before he finished that spiel. But if it's a politician, hey, he just convinced you he's the right man for the job.
Weird, huh?
