If Bush had to be screened by the WH Personnel Dept.,

[Cleita]

Poll question: If Bush had to be screened by the WH Personnel Dept.,

If Bush had to be screened by the WH Personnel Dept.,
would he have passed testing?

This comes out of another thread about drug testing, but it made me think about how we pick a person to be our Chief Executive, a person who must steer the ship of the most powerful state in the world and who controls the real weapons of mass destruction.

When you apply for a job you must first present a resume of your education, experience and special skills and training before anyone will talk to you. Second, if a company is interested in you, you will have to take tests that determine if you have the basic skills needed for the position you are applying for.

Then and only then will you be sent to a department head to be interviewed for the available job, the third step. If the department head likes you and asks to hire you, then it’s possible that they may ask for further tests like drug tests. Then and only then could you consider the job yours.

It becomes clear to me that Bush couldn’t even pass the first step. His C averages in university education would have sent his resume to the bottom of the pile. If on that day only C averages had been received, then his military experience would have sent the resume to the bottom of the pile. His lack of work experience outside of those achieved through nepotism would not have been impressive other than being Governor of Texas and that record would not be impressive to most hirers. His resume by this time would have ended up in the circular file.

If by some fluke his resume was the only one received in recent months, the company in desperation or in this case the WH would call him in for a preliminary screening. So they would need to give him a test for language skills, economics, political science and foreign affairs, just some of the skills he needs to have to be President. Of course he would never have made the cut.

So this brings me to my point and the poll. Should we screen presidential candidates before they can run for President? I mean shouldn’t we demand that the person we will elect as President has the ability to do the job?

[DebJ]

1. ahhh....testing....No President Left with a behind!

[jbfam4]

2. another thought ....

During the 2000 selection I kept thinking of how the FBI vet those the white house select.......WHY, isn't this done with those running for President. Maybe all the stuff about *Bush would have come out then. At least it would have been know, but probaly kept from the voters.

The DUI wouldn't have been such a surprise...or the AWOL reports.

[AZCat]

3. The problem with tests...

is that someone gets to write it. Who do you trust to write this test? The currently Republican congress? The media (the same bastards who cheered on the war)? Nobody's going to let US write it, of course. Who says the people get a voice?
Sorry, I guess I'm just cynical.

[maggrwaggr]

4. Bush couldn't POSSIBLY be confirmed for a cabinet post

yet he's president.

Tell me why THAT makes sense.