On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:08:32 GMT, nick cobb cris.com> wrote:

Oh, no, no no, I've been through this movie before!

"I don't see how we're going to get more quotas out of the animals
in this forest," observed the

Secretary of Animal Advancement. "They're already working harder
than ever. In fact, both

parents have to forage or hunt all day just to keep up with the
quotas and feed their litters. "

"Well then, get more animals in here!" here said the Secretary of
Forest Resources. He was a

big fat snake, his belly bulging full of the frogs he had devoured
that morning.

"How are we supposed to do that?" asked the snake, who was the Chief
of Staff.

"How? I'll tell you how! We'll get more animals in here! This
isn't the only forest in the world!

We'll just import more animals from anywhere we can find them!"

"Oh, the other animals aren't going to like that," the Secretary of
Animal Advancement said,

shaking his head, very doubtful of the propostion. "They think of
this forest as theirs. How do

"Now remember," the snake told the ass, "no matter what situation you're
in, no matter what

animals you're talking to, make sure you always mention how you're a
'leader' and know what's

good for them, and how the other candidates don't have a clue about any
of those things. But

never be specific about precisely what you're going to do. For instance,
if the rabbits happen to

ask you what you're going to do about hunters, you just say that this is
a matter that calls for

'strong leadership,' and harp on how you've always been on the cutting
edge of change. Again,

let's say the deer inquire about the possibility of a year-round water
supply, you can tell them

that this is something that you yourself have thought about (even though
you haven't) and that it

will require the 'strong leadership' you've always shown---even if you
haven't. Remember,

'leadership'!"