“Hello there, citizen! I’m your representative, and I’m here to prove to you that I’m not just going to sit and look pretty; I’m the man who can get things done! Now, I want to hear about the problems you have in this town so I can fix them.”

“Well, there’s only two real issues that come to mind. The first one is how we’ve got a clinic, but no doctor to work there, so nobody can even use it.”

Immediately, the politician whips out his phone, dials a number, and starts yelling demands. After a minute, he turns off his phone and faces the local with a big grin. “Done! You’ll get your doctor by tomorrow. Now, the second problem?”

“The second problem is the phone mast is down, and there’s no signal anywhere in town.”