Opinions, Facts, and BS!!

With a title like that, it can only mean one thing. Politician Talk!!

**Warning**

This article will only be offensive if you ARE a current politician. It is NOT a partisan article.

Okay, with that disclaimer out of the way, I have one question that made me think about writing this.

Why would any young person ever want to choose and pursue a career in politics?

If you you live outside the bubble of die hard raging partisan politics, it seems pretty clear that our current group of policy makers are nothing more than a bunch of knuckle heads that will do nothing productive.

Rather then create policies that are good for 90% (can't please everyone) of the people like they should be doing, they have to be stubborn and closed minded. There only REAL Goal is to take a generic position on an issue and then defend it vigorously no matter what kind of evidence is thrown in their face.

It really is the height of ignorance.

In REAL life, it is okay to believe a certain way is the right way to go, but it is also okay to change your mind when presented with facts that support a different position.

NOT our politicians.

In REAL life, when you are pitiful at your job and you do nothing productive while being argumentative with everyone you work with....you get FIRED!

NOT our politicians.

In REAL life, when EVERY performance review comes back negative, you have a period of time to improve or you are also FIRED!

NOT our politicians.

In REAL life, when speaking in a courtroom it is required for people to tell the truth.

NOT our politicians.

So what kind of message do our politicians send to the youth of America?

• It's okay to lie.


• Facts are not important.


• Job performance is totally irrelevant.


• Laziness is rewarded.


• Grandstanding for exposure is key to success.

To be honest. These are the traits that I teach my children are for the weak minded. I tell my children that hard work, honesty, communication, intelligence, desire and passion will allow them to achieve anything they want.

But then I sit back and wonder if my message will fall on deaf ears as my kids get older.

I wonder if they will see what our "leaders" do to become successful and want to mirror them.

I wonder if they will see the lack of common sense, compassion, and intelligence displayed and start to behave accordingly.

Then I take a deep breath, sit back and realize that by the time my kids are old enough to start paying attention, most of today's ridiculous politicians will be gone and I am left with optimism that WE as citizens of the United States will unite in the face of all the nonsense and simply say....No More.

Curt Fletcher aka The Likeability Guy, is a Real Estate Professional, Business Development Strategist, Published Author of the book, "How To Sell More Homes and Increase Your Income," Sales Trainer, and Professional Speaker that focuses on improving your Likeability to increase your Opportunities for Success!