Members of Congress and the President are getting paid big salaries, yet they are not earning every penny of them. In fact, they act as if we haven't caught on.
Not reading a bill under consideration is not only poor judgment and bad policy, it is a clear evasion of responsibility.
Members of Congress routinely and rather gleefully proclaim that they didn't read a bill or couldn't possibly know everything that's in a bill because it's so large. They often try to get a pass by claiming that they did not know something was in a particular bill - even thought they voted for it and helped win its passage.
Find someone in Congress that has read the Health-Care bill or the Cap-and-Trade bill or the Stimulus Package - yet the majority voted in favor of them or seem prepared to do so now.
The President goes on national TV to sell his health care package to us and concedes that he hasn't even read it.
How many of us would attempt to sell a product without knowing all of its features? How many would sign a contract or ask our customers to sign a contract (akin to voting for a bill) without reading it and knowing what's in it?
Seems Congress and the President could do their jobs a whole better than they are - unless they really interested in keeping them anyway.
For more information about my consulting, teaching, and coaching services visit my website at stevehoffacker.com. I also maintain a blog (Sales Quips) on the real estate network Active Rain, and you can begin participating in this great forum by visiting here. I also write and maintain blogs for Gold Coast SMC and Florida SMC.
© 2009, Steve Hoffacker. All Rights Reserved.
Not reading a bill under consideration is not only poor judgment and bad policy, it is a clear evasion of responsibility.
Members of Congress routinely and rather gleefully proclaim that they didn't read a bill or couldn't possibly know everything that's in a bill because it's so large. They often try to get a pass by claiming that they did not know something was in a particular bill - even thought they voted for it and helped win its passage.
Find someone in Congress that has read the Health-Care bill or the Cap-and-Trade bill or the Stimulus Package - yet the majority voted in favor of them or seem prepared to do so now.
The President goes on national TV to sell his health care package to us and concedes that he hasn't even read it.
How many of us would attempt to sell a product without knowing all of its features? How many would sign a contract or ask our customers to sign a contract (akin to voting for a bill) without reading it and knowing what's in it?
Seems Congress and the President could do their jobs a whole better than they are - unless they really interested in keeping them anyway.
For more information about my consulting, teaching, and coaching services visit my website at stevehoffacker.com. I also maintain a blog (Sales Quips) on the real estate network Active Rain, and you can begin participating in this great forum by visiting here. I also write and maintain blogs for Gold Coast SMC and Florida SMC.
© 2009, Steve Hoffacker. All Rights Reserved.
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