Posted by Steve on 10/15/07 04:39

"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Steve wrote:
>> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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>>> bb90125@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>> Jerry Stuckle is a homo
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Oh, and BTW - I agree. You're not Matthew. You don't have that many
>>> brains!
>>>
>>> Let's see... You claim you're a PM - what is that - "Potty Mouth"?
>>>
>>> Or "Potty Maintainer"?
>>
>> let me offer this prediction. his response will start off something like
>> this:
>>
>> well, i'm in gub'ment, son...
>>
>
> Hi, Steve,
>
> Yep. And he's not very high in the gub'ment.
>
>>
>> like that's some big fucking to-do! most people who work in the gub'ment
>> like working there because most all fuck-ups are forgiven quickly...or,
>> they're moved to another department. rarely does anyone get fired. i
>> think us 'outsiders' have a better functional understanding of
>> development and meeting consumer demand.
>>
>
> No one with any class would allow some gal to be called a "T.C.". I'm
> surprised he hasn't gotten sued for sexual harassment about it. But such
> are the small minds.
>
> But you're right, it's very hard to get yourself fired when you work for
> the government. So while the government hires both good and mediocre
> (I'll give some the benefit of the doubt) people, the good get jobs
> outside of gub'ment and move up. The rest can't get fired.
>
>> jerry, being a republican, i think you'll appreciate what i'm asking all
>> to infer there. that believing the government can do anything outside of
>> general, organized protection of a populous is laughable. i think the
>> only one that worked well in u.s. history has the wpa...and that involved
>> civ's doing the work rather than governmental subsidies (as it were) that
>> we're so keen on these days - dems and reps both guilty here...just to
>> get an f'n vote. but, i digress.
>
> I'll take it one step further. The idea that the government can do
> ANYTHING is laughable.

a necessary evil, i suppose. will rogers once reminded, 'be glad you're not
getting all of the government you're paying for.' i think i'll leave it at
that. ;^)

(it's obvious by now that we're both in favor of smaller governance)

> I will admit the lower levels of the military (i.e. non officers) do a
> great job. Low-level officers do OK, but the higher you go, the worse
> they get. And the a couple of others like the FBI and National Park
> Service do a good job.

right. but, i think that has more to do with a sense of direction and
purpose. when you exist to do what you're told, you probably have a very
good feel for the scope and consequence of doing your job. the higher up you
get, the more muddled it becomes...you then get to decide what the scope is
and your consideration of consequence is not limited to your personal
effectiveness, rather, the outcome of your directives - so in essence, was
your 'policy' or 'campaign' a good one. to be particulary harsh on the upper
eschillon of the military is perhaps unwarranted, as they are ultimately
enacting the policies of someone else and are not always allowed to solve
problems in a rational way. your point is not lost on me, however.

> But the higher you go in government, the more incompetent people get. At
> least we get a new President and Vice President at least once every eight
> years. Wish the same were true for most of the rest of the government.

man, could you imagine?

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