tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38413397.post3858433744542805863..comments2023-12-19T15:10:02.866-08:00Comments on ex cathedra: Affirmative action for doctors?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38413397.post-22445964135711482402012-07-27T18:14:41.382-07:002012-07-27T18:14:41.382-07:00The pressure is intense, for two reasons: 1. It...The pressure is intense, for two reasons: 1. It's a political plum, made for the "politics of intercession/identity" 2. It's one of the few non-college jobs you can do with barely a year's training that will pay a Union salary/benefits.<br /> Plus firefighters have virtually none of the political baggage that cops do. And more and more there are fewer and fewer actual fires to go to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com