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January 25, 2006
Competence: A Story About Trust
You'll find this political cartoon on the op-ed pages of the Chattanooga Times Free Press today. Mike Luckovich is the cartoonist for the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Competence. It is critical to leadership you can trust.
Recently an East Ridge man told me I might be too smart to be running for county commissioner. I asked him what he meant. He said that because I was a professor at Chattanooga State College, I may be seen as over-qualified and not "blue collar" enough.
I told him that most of the teachers I know are really "blue collar"~ because of pay and working conditions. I told him that I come from a long family line of "blue collar" workers. My grandfather, who never finished high school, and most of my uncles and aunts worked for many decades at the Libby Owens near Charleston, West Virginia. This was the glass plant that produced windshields for Ford Motor Company.
I also told him that having an education and being a county commissioner are not incompatible. The county can do better. In fact, I said, "We need greater competence on the county commission. Competence improves quality, increases honesty and openness, and sets benchmarks for success in the community." Competence builds trust. He liked the answer. I could tell he was rethinking his concern.
I know that you want competence in our county commission. If you do, right now I need your help in making sure competence comes to Hamilton County District 8. I need you to support my campaign with money. NOW. A check for $50 or $100 will go a long way. Please email me to support our campaign for competence.
~John Bailes, Leadership You Can Trust
District 8 Commissioner
| By wjbailes | 06:43 AM
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