“How much is 2+2?”
Deep within the bowels of a certain state Capital building, a certain long-long term Speaker of the House was interviewing a few candidates for the collection and gathering of financial data regarding the attack on teacher pensions. Let’s call him Mighty Mickey Madagain.
The first candidate for this financially lucrative position was the comptroller for a large energy corporation. As the candidate entered the room, Speaker Madagain barked, “How much is 2+2?”
The startled candidate automatically answered, “Four.”
“You can leave, now,” calmly stated Rep. Madagain. Out walked the first candidate.
The second candidate was a Chief Financial Officer of a prestigious accounting firm. As he
