Posted on 11/04/2013 9:48:47 AM PST by Kaslin
It would appear that I’ve done a great disservice to my children, thus I will not make the same mistake regarding my grandchildren.
Many years ago, while strongly encouraging my kids, I continually pounded the table about the virtues of studying hard and getting a good education.In so doing, my objective was to enable my children to experience the excitement of learning new things as they eventually utilized their newfound knowledge in order to start careers that would be rewarding both financially and personally, while also knowing that their chosen occupations could be of great benefit to their fellow man. Regrettably, I now recognize that my great pontification was basically bunk.
All those years ago, I also observed other fathers trying to improve the golf swings of their 4-year-old children, with dreams of turning their kids into future star players. Nevertheless, that was also just a waste of time.
If they really wanted to succeed in life, what I should have done was teach my kids how to be politicians.
Education? Forget it.
Experience? Not necessary.
My children merely had to learn how to turn on the charm, smile, and promise anything and everything with one objective in mind, to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and/or the United States Senate.And this would be their reward: Cheap healthcare, free parking, extravagant junkets, lifetime pensions, unlimited use of health spas, frequent television and radio time, and of course “legal” insider stock trading.
But perhaps the greatest incentive would have been something like the apparent deal that was recently orchestrated by the senior Democratic Senator from California, Dianne Feinstein, as she convinced her fellow senators to sell 56 buildings that currently house offices for the U.S. Postal Service.
Rumor has it that the sale of the properties will fetch about $19 billion.The interesting point, and what all future House and Senate wannabes should aspire to, is having a spouse who owns the company that will broker the U.S. Postal Service deal.That company is the CBRE Group and that spouse is Richard Blum.A commission of 3% to 6%, or about $1 billion, is definitely quite handsome and will be received by Mr. Blum and Mrs. Blum (Dianne Feinstein.)
So as I think about it, my many conversations with my children all those years ago about studying hard in order to be successful— in light of the rumored Feinstein & Blum U.S. Postal Service deal — were apparently made in vain.
Therefore, I will now urge my grandchildren to comprehensively study just one book, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, hire a great photographer for those close-up moments, and prepare to receive unimagined riches.
That advice, in my opinion, is the best.Wouldn’t you agree, Dianne?
Just another example of the phonies who “care about us” when they are part of the me-first, me-last Ruling Class
Vote all the b******* out
It’s cronies, all the way down...
Bump
That’s why I always say none of these folks are ideologues, they are crony capitalists.
Same for the Chicago Mob and the Clinton Crime Family.
lets look at Tommy the commie Daschle and his behind the curtain promotion of leasing airplane tankers to refuel bombers.
the company that they would lease through was his wife’s employer.
the tankers would cost more to lease then they would to buy
And I’m sure the Senate Democrats’ Grifter-in-Chief, Harry Reid, and others will be receiving kick-backs in one form or another.
The corruption and cronyism of the Democrats is getting bigger and bigger as time goes on.
One Gigabuck.
Nice.
The Blum crime family is well known for their success
Look forward to the vocal partner (Di-Fi) seizing on the incident at LAX to bolster her position and demand yet more programs that curiously end up being contracted to a company her hubby controls
None Dare Call it Corruption
Yeah, but think of the tax deduction the USAF could take!
Oh wait...
This woman has been throwing business via her position to her husband for years especially China business.
She should be in jail.
Pigeon feed for her and hubby.
Chocolate mountain, Tutor Perini, CBRE..
They don’t come much more corrupt or connected to the bug gubamint gravy train.
In the land of Fruits and Nuts I doubt it she will probably remain in power until she becomes dust. That is where we will get justice. She will soon meet her maker and she can try to make excuses but it won’t work.
Why doesn’t anybody ask her WHAT SHE WAS TOLD ON THIS SCAM.
The Blum Crime family has its tentacles into the California bullet train from nowhere to nowhere. They also got rich on Iraqi war contracts the Fineswine awarded to her husband’s company. Those greedy pigs will never have enough taxpayer money. Grrr..
Follow the trail of graft and fraud and almost always find Diane Fienstien at the end.
Same ol’, same ol”......years back, Di/Fi was making govt policy decisions about China-—at the same time hubby was cashing in on it.
Betcha Di/Fi spends more govt time fattening their
holdings than she does on the business of we, the people.
We need Term Limits.
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