I was thumbing through the Wisconsin State Journal yesterday and ran into a great column that, with some tweaking, applies perfectly to life in the legislature.
You can find it online here. It's about a good-looking woman with absolutely no job skills who manages to get one undeserved promotion after another.
Over the years, many who have worked in legislative leadership offices have deserved to be there. But if you substitute "ass-kisser" for "good looking" you've pretty much got an understanding of how the others got there. So this one goes out to all the hard-working, competent, qualified legislative staff - Republicans and Democrats alike - who never played in the right volleyball or softball league, slept with the right people, or kissed the right ass to get a job in leadership or over at the caucus.
You can find it online here. It's about a good-looking woman with absolutely no job skills who manages to get one undeserved promotion after another.
Over the years, many who have worked in legislative leadership offices have deserved to be there. But if you substitute "ass-kisser" for "good looking" you've pretty much got an understanding of how the others got there. So this one goes out to all the hard-working, competent, qualified legislative staff - Republicans and Democrats alike - who never played in the right volleyball or softball league, slept with the right people, or kissed the right ass to get a job in leadership or over at the caucus.
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Unless you're talking about the Assembly Sergeant's page staff, I think you're full of shit. Legislatures are, generally, filled with a gigantic number of horseface staff. (Let's everyone here be kind enough not to name names, for the sake of those hit by their ancestors with an ugly stick ). Politics is "celebrity" for ugly people. Wisconsin's is no different than any other statehouse in this manner.
A willingness to be a human-doormat and a complete "yes man" can get a bumbling twit in the statehouse doors and promoted ... maybe even elected elected. I can think of a number glaring examples. I dare you to tell me you can't do the same.
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