Paul from Hamburg #30.

Yes, indeed, that’s it, “the kind of work they wanted.”

The Art History major wanted to get a job running an art museum. The economy was so bad that there were no such jobs, they said. So she was working as a waitress.

The French major said she wanted to get a job with a bank or other firm that does a lot of business with France. But the economy was so bad that there were no such jobs. So she was working as a nanny. Based on her personal appearance, I think she could have been a multi-millionaire by the time she hit 30 if she was working as an exotic dancer. And I think a bank would hire a business admin major or a accountant and give them a Berlitz course in French.

The International Studies Major wanted a job as a U.S. Senator. And the economy was so bad that no such positions were available. He was working as a door-to-door salesman – which is probably better preparation for the U.S. Congress than a major in International Studies.

But the thing is – if fantasy is how you get elected, how does that translate into actions once you are in DC? We complain that politicians don’t do what they said they would while campainging, but the worst Presidents we have had – Carter and Obama – did exactly what they said they were going to do – admittedly the results were not impressive.

So do we want fidelity or results?