Oldest trick in the book.
1. Create a distraction by appointing an incendiary figure to a high post.
2. While the populace is getting all up in arms screaming at each other about it, (Right! Left!! RIGHT!!! LEFT!!!) make a bunch of unpopular lower post appoints/decisions while no one is paying attention.
3. Reconsider/withdraw the appointment in favor of a more mainstream candidate.
4. Winnar!!
It reminds me of a time a many years ago when my buddies and I wanted to take a trip to Myrtle Beach for a long, "guys only"golf weekend, but knew we'd get a bunch of heartburn from our significant others for excluding them. So it went something like this:
ME: "Honey, me and the guys are thinking about going to the Dominican Republic for a week to play golf"
WIFE: WHAAATTTT??? NO FU!#ING WAY!!!
ME: "But why? I've got a ton of vacation that I've got to burn and we are getting a killer all-inclusive deal"
WIFE: "Fine, go. Do what you want." (We ALL know she meant the exact opposite, and I would never hear the end of it if I went).
2 days later;
ME: "Honey, you know, I've been thinking about it, and you know, you're exactly right. That was terribly inconsiderate of me. I talked with the guys and we decided against it and we're just going to take a long golf weekend in Myrtle instead."
WIFE: "That's a WONDERFUL idea."
Cha Ching
