Bush Legacy - Tests for Politicians

[Selteri]

Since Bush has proven that you can food enough of the people when you really need to, I suggest a unilateral law.

A batter of tests to every politician.

1 - Intelligence - Is the prospective politician smart enough to serve, of course, the people will be able to decide, but it will help us all to know the truth.

2 - Psychological - Is this politician psychologically fit to serve in their capacity. Again this would be for the people to decide.

3 - Competency - Are they capable of handling the duties of their job with competency.

4 - History - Not actually a test, but a study of thier history to doing things such as following up with their promises, being compassionate when they claim they are... etcetera.


We have so many standards that we have for our politicians, somehow though it wouldn't surprise me to see how many would fail to gain suport of the people if they willingly subjected themselves to standards. The latter test is the one that would be unable to be avoided though since their actions should be made public.

It would be very simple to give them basic grades... for the Intelligence, anything above 115 would technically be acceptable since that would iner the capability of graduating college without being given it.

Psychological can't be ignored, we need to make sure we don't end up with people who are... mentally unstable in a capacity to show malice to the innocent.

Competency is important as well, is this person really able to make decisions that are based upon wise deliberation or do they just kneejerk their reactions and not think of the future?

History is the most overwhealming of them as this has proven the most telling. There are vey few politicians who have a history of failure, slothfullness, being 'saved' from their own actions and a history of riding roughshod over people that don't continue to do the same action time and again.

How to impliment - To keep it simple for people I suggest making this like a grade card, A is astonishing F is iserable failure.

Examples

George W. Bush

IQ - D-
Psycholigcal - D
Competency - F
History - F-

Bill Clinton

IQ - B+
Psychological - B
Competency - A-
History - B

Arguments for examples

George Bush has trouble pronouncing basic words liek Nuclear and with common phrases such as "Fool me once, Shame on you, Fool me twice... well, you can't fool me twice!" No, it's "Fool me once, Shame on you, Fool me twice, Shame on me." The same standard the world is holding to the US. Psychologically he has shown a hubris and exhibited signs of mental instability including the 'dry drunk' syndrome as well as showing hints of Obsessive compulsive disorder, megalomania and a personal divorce from reality. He has shown a lack of competency for any of the positions he's held both in the private and public sectors and from his histopry has shown the inability to do anything without being bailed out.

Bill Clinton has shown a sharp, analitical mind during his presidency, his tendencies have shown that aside from a lack of 'marital values' that his core psychological base is fairly solid and healthy. He has shown that he generally put personal comfort after that of the American people and worked to improve relationships with other countries, showing a mental flexability. He proved thruogh both his record before and during his Presidency that he was consistent and mildly idealistic. His history was even pretty good past a few minor incidents that fall to the catagory of 'mistakes' and 'youthful indescretion'.

Just an example of a raw idea.

[Randi_Listener]

1. Fuckface is a worthless shit-eating fuckstain.

End of goddamn story.

[maxsolomon]

2. fine idea, but no one will give a shit

remember, the "average" american HATES smart people.

they LIKE that bush is a "regular guy", even when they know in their hearts he's exactly what he is, a smirking prep school trust funder playing cowboy.

americans only care about the surface (see "the swan", ghetto fabulosity, etc. ad nauseum), not substance.