Watching Paint Dry and Lessons Learned!

So it has been a really long time since we have felt the need to update this blog.  Much of it has to do more with the reality that thru one stall tactic after another, Candice has put off her trial date numerous times.  Even earlier this week, a motion seamed to have been granted to stall once again.  As a result of these many stall tactics, there has been nothing to spend keystrokes on.

Tho, there has been several changes in Candy’s profession life, numerous changes in sock puppet names and accounts on twitter, and as always, a whole slew of disjointed blog posts, most changes and posts have been centered on her new area of practice, Elder Abuse/Elder Law.  So far we have been pretty neutral on our observations of the Elder angle, and have not found anything that we felt furthered the conversation that we began on this blog, nor have we seen anything in her posts that we wanted to comment on.  Don’t get us wrong, she still can turn a phrase just as she did before chicksandpolitics.com became a random advertisement blog for things like Eye Lid Surgery to open the eyes up more????

This week, our “meh” feelings towards her new blog posts changed, in the middle of countless posts about probate, elder abuse, guardianship and the like came a post that actually caught our collective eyes.

 “Lessons Learned from Under the Bus!” is definitely worth a read.  We have voted and we think that the obscure blog she references in this post is this little blog right here.  But that isn’t the important part.  Of course there is VAGUE disdain for Liberals, media, a certain democrat sheriff, our blog, etc., as only Candy can dish, but there are also a few interesting passages to ponder:

“Have you ever been thrown under the bus by a friend or boss and make the “sacrifice” for their aspirations or goals?…You learn many lessons from under the bus, with betrayal being one you have quite likely already experienced.” 

“My “under the bus” experience occurred when my legal skills crossed paths with dirty politics in the 2012 Sheriff’s race.” 

“What have I learned? Well, some things I already knew, the single most important is this: True Leaders do not “throw people under the bus” to advance their goals or careers.”

“Much like a ship Captain, if the ship sinks, they remain at the helm. You don’t see them running for the life boats. If you consider this, it’s quite obvious we have few leaders in Texas or the U.S. I cannot name one man or woman in a position of authority who lives by the Captain’s creed. Other lessons I will just summarize: Don’t be naive! Stay away from politicians! Document everything and pray at all times! Consider tape recording conversations and photographing if you have doubts. Most smart phones have apps with recorders that are discreet and easy to use. Never take anyone’s word for it, get a contract. Never trust promises, only watch behavior and determine for yourself if the person’s behavior matches their words. Don’t react to attacks against your character. Ignore it. Do not warn anyone you intend to sue or file a grievance, just do it.”

“I am not unique. I am willing to bet most of us have been under that bus at one time or another. The betrayal and absolute lack of concern for your wellbeing by people you trusted is a bitter pill to swallow, but such is life.”

Its certainly interesting that this introspective post, especially the passages we have quoted, reads as if it is an intended message for a person or persons who she trusted to have her back thru her falling on the sword so to speak and taking one for the team.  Considering the results for the Guthrie for Sheriff campaign and Candy’s shadow campaign for Guthrie, we wonder who the captain and sinking ship really refer to? After all, she certainly has never trusted the media, liberals, dems, or the like so how could they have betrayed her? ;-)

For those of us who are used to the theatre that is politics, we have few doubts as to Candy’s true relationship with the former Guthrie for Sheriff campaign, its primary benefactor, Mr. Pyne, or even a Conservative Pundit and Columnist named David.  Nor do we have any doubts on how those people saw Candice or her convenience to their end goal.  

Likewise, those of use who encountered Candice’s name multiple times in research long before the DMCA issue blew up have trouble with the idea that she was innocent or naive in her actions and involvement in the political realm or outside of politics for that matter.  Tho, we certainly feel that Candy never thought that she would be the victim of “Friendly Fire” from her own campaign, but in the end, we are confident Candy new that in politics there is always “goats” and if her shadow campaign was to go south, who that scape goat would be.

Anyone else have feelings of a “Candice Schwager Effect” after news broke about Clayton Kelly’s blog and involvement in the McDaniel/Chochran primary in Mississippi? Maybe Candy isn’t a household name, otherwise, Kelly would have known better. Eh, another lesson not learned in politics guess?