Will RogersThe short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.
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The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. If you want to stay in power as a politician, then your first and main goal must be to make sure that no one remembers anything you do. If you make a mess and people remember it, they will not vote for you next time. The NFL is a good example of this.
The first rule of thumb for the NFL is not to get caught doing anything illegal or immoral and if they do and it gets out then they are out. If you have been convicted of a crime then you are probably not going to be hired by the NFL. It would have been better for Jerry Jones, Roger Goodell and Mark Brunell if they were all convicted of a crime yesterday.
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