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ieoeja

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64. Incompetence. They are just politicians after all. Not exactly the sharpest pencils in the box.

Mon Apr 16, 2012, 10:46 AM

Apr 2012

Think about it. Who generally excels at office politics: the best workers or the idiots? In my experience it is usually the morons because they use politics to make up for their stupidity.

I always find it amusing when someone talks about how bright some politician is. Their sole job requirement is winning a popularity contest people. I don't recall bright people being all that popular.

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