It's that time again. Time for political candidates to vie for your vote. But they don't so much tell you what they will do as tell you how bad the other guy is.
But isn't this election process just an elaborate job interview? Aren't we being approached by people for a position to do something to make our lives easier or less troubled or just plain better?
Employer: Hi Candidate A, thanks for coming in today. So, your resume says you have extensive experience in politics. Can you tell me about that?
Candidate: The guy you will interview after me has almost no experience.
Employer: Ok. . .but tell me what your accomplishments have been.
Candidate: The guy waiting to come in has never had to deal with real issues and has proven himself unable to handle even little issues properly.
Employer: Let's leave the next guy out of this, shall we? How about your policies? Taxes and education? Your plans for those?
Candidate: That other guy will tax everything you find important and cut education and probably pump toxic waste into YOUR drinking water.
Employer: No no no NO! YOU. Tell me about YOU!
Candidate: The other guy is unproven and has been described by the Auto Trader as "someone we just can't trust."
Employer: Why are we even interviewing you?
Candidate: Can we really put our trust and the lives of our children in someone like the guy waiting to come in?
Employer: Please leave.
Candidate: Candidate A, a plan for (fill in the position)
Employer: (loudly) Security!
I think that's what it would go, and should go, for these candidates.
Stop talking about 'the other guy.'
Tell me what YOU will do.
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