It is well to remember that government officials are our employees. And no sane person would argue that the condition of America is so strong that it could not be improved. With Election Day coming up on November 3, the time is short in which to evaluate our employees.

Here we must include the President and those who seek to replace him. Should his contract be renewed for another four years, or should we let him go? In the latter case, what assurance do we have that a replacement will do anywhere nearly as well?

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As an aid to making our decision, and with apologies to Superman, I present these criteria for evaluating our employees, including those seeking to occupy the highest offices.

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Outstanding	Above average	Satisfactory	Needs help	Fire at once
Fights for truth, justice and the American way	Believes he should fight evil	Believes others should fight evil	Believes it is evil to fight	Denies there is an American way
Leaps tall buildings with a single bound	Leaps tall buildings with a running start	Leaps short buildings with no antennas	Stumbles when attempting to leap	Leaps from one position to another with ease
Stronger than a locomotive	Stronger than a bull	Almost as strong as a bull	Spreads the product of the bull	Believes weakness is better than strength
Faster than a speeding bullet	As fast as a speeding bullet	Would you believe a slow bullet	Misses target when trying to shoot	Afraid to touch gun
Has x-ray vision	Has acute vision	Has normal vision	Needs eyeglasses	Can’t distinguish friends from enemies
Talks to God	Talks to the angels	Talks to himself	Argues with himself	Loses these arguments
Reads the Bible and the Constitution	Reads thrillers	Reads comic books	Reads liberal newspapers	Believes liberal newspapers
A natural leader	Studied government	Writes memos	Believes in leading from behind	Bullies the weak and bows to the strong
Helps others to be independent	Allows others to be independent	Wants to be independent	Satisfied to be dependent	Pushes others to be dependent
Does his best when no one is watching	Does his best when people are watching	Does just enough when people are watching	Does little even when people are watching	Pretends to do something when people are watching
Creates wealth	Helps others to create wealth	Allows others to create wealth	Confiscates wealth others create	Believes creating wealth is wrong
Walks on water consistently	Walks on water in emergencies	Washes with water	Drinks water	Passes water in emergencies

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