Posted on 03/14/2007 4:49:20 AM PDT by slowhand520
This happens in the private sector too -- someone applies for a promotion, but the rules state that such a position requires an "open" application process. So, the boss and the employee work together to create a "job description" that matches exactly one person in the whole world: the employee.
A huge number of "open" positions in governments and corporations are really pro forma listings for these types of cases.
I'm sure a savvy oldtimer like Thompson knows it's "cut the mustard." The transcriptionist is probably the one who hasn't heard the phrase and got it wrong in the print version.
A friend of mine hired a guy a couple of weeks ago to work in his mechanic shop. Last week the guy missed two days. My friend asked him why:His answer was that he had a couple of side jobs to do and they paid more than the job my friend had for him. He suggested my friend give him more money and he wouldnt have to take off. My friend gave him a pink slip.
Now he can work all the side jobs he can get.
After what we've seen from the rostrum since January 2001, I have come to believe that acting is not only an acceptable preparation for the Presidency, it might well be one of the best preparations.
Imagine....a President that can articulate a rationale for a policy, who can string sentences together, who doesn't make you wince every time he opens his mouth...who doesn't sound, frankly, just exactly the way liberals describe him.
That is a President I would like and I think Thompson would be great in that regard.
Better than what? This is empty rhetoric and feel-good double-talk.
My thoughts exactly (see my tagline)
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