Comments on: Essay #59 – How to pick a president http://www.scottberkun.com Management and Creative Thinking Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:45:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Looks Like My Political Rant Provoked Some Good Discussions | Thrilling Heroics http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/how-to-pick-a-president/comment-page-1/#comment-536098 Looks Like My Political Rant Provoked Some Good Discussions | Thrilling Heroics Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:28:27 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/?page_id=1162#comment-536098 [...] How to pick a president – Scott Berkun discusses the need for us to look at restructuring elections, debates, and the whole game. He also gives readers some fantastic pointers to evaluate the actual merit of a political candidate (something I think may be useful to you in future election years too). [...] [...] How to pick a president – Scott Berkun discusses the need for us to look at restructuring elections, debates, and the whole game. He also gives readers some fantastic pointers to evaluate the actual merit of a political candidate (something I think may be useful to you in future election years too). [...]

]]> By: J. Wilder http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/how-to-pick-a-president/comment-page-1/#comment-452639 J. Wilder Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:51:45 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/?page_id=1162#comment-452639 Very good article, I wish we could apply some type of test before people voted, in order to insure we actually understood what we were voting for. Very good article, I wish we could apply some type of test before people voted, in order to insure we actually understood what we were voting for.

]]> By: Linda http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/how-to-pick-a-president/comment-page-1/#comment-448207 Linda Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:05:52 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/?page_id=1162#comment-448207 Although I am known for being one of the most optimistic persons, I cannot be that way about our election process. I have no television, which spares me the ads. I am now ready to forgo my landline telephone as I have been contacted once too often by "candidates" or their reps. While everyone says they want change, I sincerely believe they are too afraid of real change, like additional parties, or a person who would advocate people taking responsibility for their own actions, or someone who would completely revamp the tax system. We will get what we ask for...the same government doing the same things, over and over. And everyone will continue to blame the government for all their woes. I will vote. I believe it is my right. I just know I will not be picking the next president. I also know that no one in his right mind would want the job. The candidate has to have an enormous ego, and a tremendously thick skin, along with a "perfect" family. If you think about it, that is rather frightening. The optimist in me does appreciate your method. I think it would be grand if everyone could read it. Although I am known for being one of the most optimistic persons, I cannot be that way about our election process. I have no television, which spares me the ads. I am now ready to forgo my landline telephone as I have been contacted once too often by “candidates” or their reps.

While everyone says they want change, I sincerely believe they are too afraid of real change, like additional parties, or a person who would advocate people taking responsibility for their own actions, or someone who would completely revamp the tax system.

We will get what we ask for…the same government doing the same things, over and over. And everyone will continue to blame the government for all their woes.

I will vote. I believe it is my right. I just know I will not be picking the next president.

I also know that no one in his right mind would want the job. The candidate has to have an enormous ego, and a tremendously thick skin, along with a “perfect” family. If you think about it, that is rather frightening.

The optimist in me does appreciate your method. I think it would be grand if everyone could read it.

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