NEWT GINGRICH, THE PRESIDENCY AND THE STEAM SHOVEL

Quite frankly, common sense dictates that you hire the job candidate with the best resume and proven accomplishment. Newt's demonstrated intellect and more important, proven accomplishment, is simply unmatched by the competition as the competition's supporters are surprisingly quick to admit. In a situation like that, this decision should have been decided in Newt's favor long ago, and only now does it seem that that will prove the case.

Imagine 100 miles of freeway needs to be torn up right away to re-rout the cascading dam waters that will wipe out the town beyond. Next to the road, ready to begin, is a row of vehicles. One is a Lexus, one is a tank, one is a tricycle, a few are bikes, and one is a beanie with a propeller on top. And just next to them all warmed up is a 70-foot-tall monster machine steam shovel. And the steam shovel has awards like crazy, every construction firm worth it's salt has endorsed it, everyone has seen it build highways to a better life for decades and while the steam shovel is idling loudly, out of respect for the other vehicles far below, the stream shovel won't honk at them, even though the other vehicles are all honking at each other - loudly.

And at this moment, and for months, the majority of people have been and are scratching their heads, tapping their feet and wondering, "Lexus, Tank or Tricycle?" "Maybe if the Lexus wasn't so red." "The tricycle uses no gas, but has no mileage showing on the odometer." "The tank is good but it sometimes loses control of the turret and shoots our own guys." "I like the beanie because it doesn't have wheels, but the propeller spins funny." And only now, as the raging waters are in sight on the horizon, coming toward us , are people saying, "You know, there is something I like about that giant steam shovel. Maybe the steam shovel is worth a shot".

I am glad for that last part, finally, but I am disappointed in our society as 300 million human resource supervisors that it took so long to get to this point. The proven resume relevant to the job comes first.

Use the steam shovel.

NEWT 2012

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