Many of you know I am a political nerd. As the news broke that Rick Santorum dropped out of the Presidential race, it solidified the candidates for the race in November. So this leads me into a scenario. If you are undecided about who you will vote for in November, please read on. If you are going to vote for Obama, please read on. If you are going to vote for Romney, good for you, I am glad you are reading my blog.

The race to the Oval Office, is one very long and drawn out job interview, and yay democracy, we all get a say in who we want to get the job. So I am going to look at this scenario without political parties in mind, but instead as a very stressful job interview.

Think about America as your bathroom (yes, I realize a lot of puns can be made). Say your bathtub is leaking, so you need to hire a contractor. You do your research, you ask your friends what they think, and you finally pick one. Well before you could even get them hired, your toilet and sink started acting up too. This contractor is going to have a lot on their hands. It’s not their fault, it partly the fault of the person who tried to fix it before and it’s also just the wear and tear of the house.

So the contractor comes in and says, “This is a lot of work, but you know, I can fix this. I can make this all better.” And you believe him and sign a four-year contract (I realize this is a bit unrealistic, but just go with it). Every two weeks you check on him and pay him a little bit of money. Sometimes you see progress, other times you wonder what he has done since the last time you checked on him two weeks ago.

Finally, the time is coming for his contract to expire. Very little has changed, and all the while, you have contractors knocking at your door, telling you they can do a better job at fixing your bathroom.

You have two options: A. Sign another contract with the first contractor for 4 more years or B. Hire a different contractor.

The two things you know for certain: A. Your bathroom is broken and it needs to be fixed. and B. Your bathroom has been worked on for the last four years and isn’t in any better shape then when you started.

We gave the first contractor their opportunity to fix the bathroom. They didn’t fix it. Again, you could blame past contractor’s work on the situation you are in now, but blaming people doesn’t help the situation. Now it is time for another contractor to get their chance to fix it.

Politics aside, this is a job interview. Can you imagine what better shape things would be in, if this place was run like a business? Who would you pick to get the job?

XOXO-

Al

P.S. No, there is nothing in this post that has to do with plumber’s crack, but I knew it would get your attention.