Job Hunting for Dummies

This week in My Friday Column I take an early look at next year's  election  and some of those who believe that they have what it takes to knock off Barack Obama and become the 45th President of The United States.

JOB HUNTING FOR DUMMIES

There are millions of people in our country that are out looking for work.  Some of them have been out of work because of all of the job losses due to the downturn in the economy.  Some of them have jobs, but would like to find a better job.  There are others out there who have really good jobs, but they still would like better jobs, most of these people we call Republican Presidential hopefuls


The former Governor of Alaska seemed to have the momentum coming off the presidential election.  You couldn’t turn of the TV without her opening up and giving her two cents worth... 


I do not understand the attraction of the former governor of Alaska but she seems to draw a crowd wherever she goes.  I have a hard time believing that she is electable but stranger things have happened.  The fact that she was elected as the governor and then felt she didn't need to complete her term should be enough to turn people off.

Another “tea party” darling that is getting a lot of attention is Minnesota Representative Michelle Bachmann....


She did the one thing these days that you cannot do and still get elected President of the United States of America.  She was bad on TV, a lesson learned over 50 years ago by Richard Nixon.  Many people may never have seen her response to the State of the Union, but it was just so awkward that it was replayed over and over again.  Maybe it was an important message, of course no one heard it.

Newt Gingrich the former speaker of the house who masterminded the “Republican Revolution” of 1994 has also seemed to be leaning towards running.  His only hurdle seems to be questions of is fidelity during his multiple marriages.  


Personally I do not think that his personal problems necessarily have any bearing on the way that he would be able to govern but the Republican Party is who always puts "FAMILY VALUES" as the cornerstone of their platform.  They believe that the traditional family and marriage are under attack by groups that are just looking for equal rights.

On “Meet the Press”  last Sunday the Governor painted a rosy picture of life in Indiana.  He told of how attractive our state is to new business, but admitted that did not actually translate to new businesses actually moving here.  He talks of making hard choices to balance budgets without raising taxes.  He always seems to forget that they did raise the sales tax 1% for most of the state, and another percent for Marion and surrounding counties to pay for sports arenas for an NFL and an NBA team.

So My Man Mitch wants to be the President of the United States.  As the George W. Bush budget director I think he should be automatically disqualified but that wouldn't be fair.  Daniels has consistently made every argument, ":Us vs. Them" and has really let a lot of people in Indiana down.  Severe cuts to education as a way of balancing the budgets will be his legacy that we will be paying for for years to come.

I can understand why someone would want a job where you get to live in a nice big house and people drive you around everywhere. Yes there are  long hours and the pay is really not that good.  It is only a four year contract but if you do good you could work there another four.  You do get to travel the world but you also have to answer the phone if it rings at three in the morning.