The latest lament of the lames in the Lamestream Media is that somehow, upon further inspection, Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan doesn't have enough Private Sector experience for the job of Vice President. For one thing, Ryan has no significant private-sector experience. Besides summer jobs working at McDonald’s or at his family’s construction company, or waiting tables as a young Washington staffer, Ryan has none of the business-world experience Romney frequently touts as essential for governing. The New Yorker, and specifically, Ryan Lizza, might want to take a moment to let the irony of saying something as galactically ridiculous as that sink in. I mean, in light of the fabulously lengthy resume of the current Occupant of the Oval Office. You know, for the sake of comparison with Candidate Paul Ryan. This could possibly be why I see ads for subscriptions for The New Yorker placed in the same time slots as products from RonCo. So Ryan, let me help you and others at The New Yorker with why this kind of experience is important and next week, we will move on to why being able to balance a checkbook is great experience when working with government budgets. I know I don't have to explain this to very many that read this blog (except maybe Mr. Sparkle), but two things to remember that get you further ahead in life, whether you are a in the military or in the private sector (say, for example, while working a summer job at McDonald's or at your Dad's construction company) is: It Pays To Be A Winner. (If unclear ask any Navy SEAL or Special Forces Soldier what this means) Hard Work is Rewarded. (Same thing with this one) Now, let's have a look at those jobs of Candidate Ryan's. I bet Candidate Ryan figured out while working in construction not to borrow yourself into oblivion on behalf of the client when building something. I bet he learned how to use resources wisely, plan logistics and some other not readily apparent skills like being able to understand what working in the hot sun for low wages was like and then seeing someone named FICA take a bunch of his hard earned money. I bet he learned a little something about regulations, rules, codes and about doing a job right the first time. I bet when he waited tables he learned that hard work and good service are more often than not, rewarded in the form of tips, which the taxman wants to come and get his cut from. I bet he learned to work a cash register, which combined with some checkbook balancing, makes him fit to operate the US treasury. And based on what I have seen from the current President and Vice President, this is more than 300 times the private sector experience than both of them have, and the cabinet, and most of the politically appointed posts within the administration. But Ryan’s Washington experience is also light, at least for a potential President—which, after all, is the main job description of a Vice-President. Ryan has worked as a think-tank staffer and Congressman, but he’s never been in charge of a large organization, and he has little experience with foreign policy. Good! I think the good Congressman has just the right amount of experience in order to understand the Beltway and also to maybe make a few changes along the way. Think Tank Staffer? Sounds like he knows how to think about problems and arrive at solutions. And Ryan, if you ever did at least one embed with US Forces in Afghanistan or Iraq, you would see that your average Fire Team Leader in any Infantry company has more practical experience with foreign policy and diplomacy than anyone in the Obumbler's Cabinet. So Ryan, if you happen to read this, just know that most people that are paying attention are guffawing uncontrollably at the fact that this is what passes for journalism education in America. I hope you didn't go anywhere expensive; I think you wasted your money.
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Aug 11 2012, 12:04 PM
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