THE PERFECT POLITICIAN – Who Would That Be?
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Yep, you've got it about pegged, but Countryboy is trying to break trail for better things to come. (there is going to be one huge hurdle- finding replacements for about 308 politicians federally and about 80 provincially) :lol::lol::lol::lol:
Funny Cliff..
Oddly enough, I believe most politicians start off with good intent from all political stripes.
The issues lies in getting elected and special interest groups pulling them from side to side on issues..
But just like everyone else, power and money corrupts with time..
Good points, Francis...If you don't mind, I'll plagarize those and turn them into the next 3 desirable qualities...
1. Ability to withstand the temptation of money to sway decisions
2. Ability to withstand the temptation of acquiring more power to sway decisions
3. Ability to listen politely to special interest groups, keeping in mind they are "special" and not necessarily the majority view, when making decisions that affect all the rest of the people
Well, if you are able to even get rid of one of the bastards, you are a winner.
Here are some "qualities" I wouldn't mind seeing in Canada (our politicians). The National Party is in New Zealand and is the largest party (out of 7) in their Parliament.
National Party message:
National stands for freedom, choice, independence and ambition. We believe in less government not more red tape. We stand firmly against political correctness and strongly for personal freedom and responsibility.
National Party message:
National stands for freedom, choice, independence and ambition. We believe in less government not more red tape. We stand firmly against political correctness and strongly for personal freedom and responsibility.
It's not the politician. It's the system. Who ever raises the most money during the election usually wins, and there in lies the problem. The companies that gave those donations ...up to hundreds of thousands of dollars now make the decisions...not the politician.
YES- and there is a perfect illustration of how corrupt Gov't is. These donations are about 75% tax deductable and of course the bulk of the contributions is going to end up with the party in power. When you put an end to tax free political contributions that may be the first step toward clean gov't.
Having heard a lot about what we generally think of politicians, I think the most important "skill" one of them could have would be...
The ability to walk on water!
The ability to walk on water!
Funny you should mention that, somewhere in the recent past I've encountered someone like that several times who supports Liberals. :smile::smile:
I've long felt that people who REALLY want power are the last people who ought to be trusted with it, so my first criterion for the perfect politician would be a person of great integrity who doesn't really want the job.
He got it because the electorate shorted out when Joe Clark was going to raise the price of gas to a full buck a gallon.