Sixto Rodriguez for Mayor

[gnome]

Sixto seems like a gentle soul. The job of mayor requires a tough hide and the ability to cut people's throats while smiling and patting them on the back. I do not see Rodriguez as having the heartlessness required to get the job done.

there is a curious notion around these parts that one should like a politician in order to vote for them. The whole, 'Would I like to have a beer with _______ instead of _______?' I am not sure when this started, but it works against one's best interest in getting the the best person for a job.

For example, you don't want a Steven Hawking as your trashman. You don't hire MC Hammer to do your taxes. You don't want Stevie Wonder to drive a school bus. All those folks may very well be nice people, but they are poorly suited for the job at hand; in fact, it would be cruel to hire them for those jobs.

[Honky Tonk]

Sixto seems like a gentle soul. The job of mayor requires a tough hide and the ability to cut people's throats while smiling and patting them on the back. I do not see Rodriguez as having the heartlessness required to get the job done.

there is a curious notion around these parts that one should like a politician in order to vote for them. The whole, 'Would I like to have a beer with _______ instead of _______?' I am not sure when this started, but it works against one's best interest in getting the the best person for a job.

For example, you don't want a Steven Hawking as your trashman. You don't hire MC Hammer to do your taxes. You don't want Stevie Wonder to drive a school bus. All those folks may very well be nice people, but they are poorly suited for the job at hand; in fact, it would be cruel to hire them for those jobs.

I beg to differ. Steven Hawking would come up with an EFFECTIVE way to get the trash picked up, on time, and STILL save the department money. As far as Sixto Rodriguez, for Mayor, No he isn't a throat slicer, but the man has wisdom and fortitude. He might just find a way to get things done without a knife.