Someone forwarded the following to me years ago. It is so old that I had printed it out on a “dot-matrix” printer. I thought it was timely, given that some of us are searching for a candidate to run against Rep. Heffley.
It’s time to elect a world leader, and your vote counts. Here’s the scoop on the three leading candidates.
Candidate A: associates with ward heelers. He’s had two mistresses. He chain smokes and drinks up to 8 martinis a day.
Candidate B: was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks up to a quart of brandy every evening.
Candidate C: is a decorated war hero. He’s a vegetarian, doesn’t smoke, drinks an occasional beer and hasn’t had any illicit affairs.
Candidate A is FDR, Candidate B is Churchill, and Candidate C, of course, is Adolf Hitler.
The conclusion: you don’t have to be perfect in your personal life to be a good political leader, and conversely, just because you are a nice guy personally doesn’t mean you should hold office. Think about throwing your hat into the ring.
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