NEVER LET A WAIST GO TO CRISIS

RAHM EMANUEL
While he may not have originally coined the turn of phrase, Rahm Emanuel is famous for saying, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” He said this in November of 2008 while serving as Chief of Staff for President Obama. The sentence that he spoke after his original statement was, “It provides the opportunity to do things that were not possible to do before.”
I’m here to suggest that he may have had it wrong.

HE’S WRONG
I met Rahm Emanuel in November of 2007, before then Senator Obama announced his candidacy for president. I ran into him at a dinner meeting with many members of the Illinois Democratic Party. I wasn’t a person with political leanings and had no idea who he or Senator Obama was, but we talked for about five minutes.
I still think he’s wrong.

NEVER LET A WAIST GO TO CRISIS
I think the statement should read, “Never let a waist go to crisis. It provides the opportunity to do things that are not possible to do after.” But, I’m basing this on my own experiences. And, I have a lifetime of experience in letting my waist go to crisis.