%t What To Do When Your Elected Head of State Embarrasses You By ...
%s Keep reminding yourself, "You could have done worse."
%n 2S4
%a Loren Haarsma
%d 19920210
%i Politics
%i Humor, Political
%x Democracy, Problems with
%e
     1) ...  TRAVELING TO ANOTHER COUNTRY AND TRYING TO FORCE THAT COUNTRY TO
       ACCEPT THE BLAME FOR YOUR SOCIAL/ECONOMIC/MORAL PROBLEMS OF YOUR
       DEVISING:

         Consider how lucky you are that you didn't elect a Head of State
         with no foreign policy experience whatsoever.

     2) ...  MAKING SPEECHES DURING WHICH S/HE PROPOSES THAT THE BEST WAY TO
       SOLVE NATIONAL ECONOMIC/SOCIAL/HEALTH/EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS IS FOR
       INDIVIDUALS TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR, RATHER THAN BY SPENDING
       GOVERNMENT MONEY.

         Consider the fact that s/he is probably correct, especially when
         you take into account the fundamental nature of politics,
         governments, and bureaucracies.

     3) ...  CHOOSING A VICE-HEAD-OF-STATE WHOSE PRIMARY QUALITY IS WIDELY
       CONSIDERED (REGARDLESS OF THE TRUTH OF THE PERCEPTION) TO BE HIS/HER
       ABILITY TO SUPPLY STAND-UP COMEDIANS WITH MATERIAL.

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