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Promises Promises

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Al Penfield

Published: September 29, 2007

As I watch the tube and listen to all of the promises from all of the candidates for the big job, I begin to think that it really doesn't matter which one gets elected. Regardless of party affiliation and regardless of past performance, they all promise me that when they get the job, it will be performed to everyone's satisfaction. Some of them admit to little mistakes in the past, but promise me that this will never happen again (it was someone else's fault anyway.)

Imagine that you are the personnel director of a large firm and you are reviewing an applicant's resume. From the information on his past work record, you find that if you hire this guy, he would make one of the best janitors that money can buy. But if he can perform as well as he promises, your worries will be over and life will be a bowl of cherries. After reviewing several more applications, you find one that has already accomplished most of the things the other guy promised.

Question: who would you hire for this important job? The guy that says he can do it, or the guy that has done it? Ask yourself this simple question the next time that you vote.

Al Penfield
Sebring

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