[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: It's Not For Everyone

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
It's Not For Everyone
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1237229130.shtml


   Regular readers know I am no fan of Prime Minister Tim Pawlenty 2.0,
   introduced in 2005. He's the best we've got, but like his hero Senator
   McCain, is way oversold on the virtues of moderation and compromise.
   We win a lot of battles, but we are still slowly losing the DFL "War
   on Prosperity" here in Minnesota.
   That said, it looks like this session might bring back Pawlenty 1.0,
   judging by his speech at the [1]TwinWest Chamber of Commerce. Talk
   like this could get me calling him Governor again. I really like this
   quote:

     "Here's a novel thought for some folks in Minnesota: not everyone
     can work for the government."

   Though he intended this to remind the opposition that the private
   sector pays for everything that government does, I submit there's
   another, deeper interpretation.
   Isn't that what our education system tries to instill in our children:
   get a government job? Be a teacher, a librarian, a city planner, a
   judge, maybe even a politician. Some jobs are ancillary, like being a
   journalist, a lawyer, or a nurse. They don't talk much about the
   "dirty jobs" like keeping the sewers flowing or butchering meat. And
   you certainly can't do the politically incorrect, like working at an
   oil refinery, running a bar, selling V-8 cars, or anything connected
   with talk radio.
   No, you have to go to college. You want a job indoors, in the Twin
   Cities area, with coffee and email. Otherwise, you're a failure. You
   didn't live up to their expectations. You didn't chase their dreams.

References

   1. http://www.letfreedomringblog.com/?p=4099